cuff link

noun

: a usually ornamental device consisting of two parts joined by a shank, chain, or bar for passing through buttonholes to fasten shirt cuffs
—usually used in plural

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Belts are too often seen as a minor structural detail akin to a cuff link or collar stay. — Air Mail, 7 Feb. 2026 Shirts will also be offered, with prices starting around $200, as will neckwear, cuff links and pocket squares. — David Moin, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026 Especially when heading off to a destination wedding, the brand’s travel cuff links box is a sleek and intentional choice. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2025 Ballroom staff will be equipped with cuff links that release sedative gas, bow ties that contain a garrote, white gloves with Tasers woven into the fingertips, champagne flutes that dribble, and fake vomit. — Dahlia Gallin Ramirez, New Yorker, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cuff link

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cuff link was in 1897

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cuff link

noun
: an ornamental device for fastening the cuffs of a shirt
—usually used in plural

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