- cuff link
- noun
: a usually ornamental device consisting of two pieces like buttons joined by a shank, chain, or bar for passing through buttonholes to fasten a cuff without overlapping the cuff ends — usually used in plural
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one of a pair of linked ornamental buttons or buttonlike devices for fastening a shirt cuff.Also, cufflink.[1895-1900]* * *
cuff link nounEither of a pair of usu decorative fasteners, orig consisting of two buttons linked together, now usu one button-like object attached to a pivoting bar, used for fastening a shirt cuff• • •Main Entry: ↑cuff* * *
cuff link,a link for the cuff of a shirt.* * *
n. usu. cuff links a device for fastening together the sides of a shirt cuff, often decorative* * *
noun, pl ⋯ links [count]: a piece of jewelry that is used to fasten the cuff of a sleeve on a man's shirt
Useful english dictionary. 2012.