"thistle button" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thistle buttons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} thistle button (plural thistle buttons)
  1. A decorative button with the motif of a thistle.
    Sense id: en-thistle_button-en-noun-OQxA1PPH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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