cufflink
/ˈkʌflɪŋk/noun
उच्चारण कफ़्लिंक
कफ़लिंक (कमीज़ के कफ़ का बटन)
Basic word
- 1
[C, usually plural]
one of a pair of small decorative objects used for fastening the cuffs of a shirt
कफ़लिंक (कमीज़ के कफ़ का बटन)
- He wore gold cufflinks with his white shirt.
- a pair of silver cufflinks
- He lost one of his cufflinks on the way to the wedding.
+ 2 more examples
- Father gave me a pair of silver cufflinks for graduation.
- She fastened his cufflinks before the ceremony began.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cufflinks (usually plural)
Cufflinks are worn in pairs, so the word is mostly plural and takes a plural verb; a single one is a cufflink.
Cufflinks जोड़े में पहने जाते हैं, इसलिए यह शब्द प्रायः plural होता है और plural verb लेता है; एक के लिए 'cufflink' आता है।
- His cufflinks were made of silver.
- He lost one cufflink on the train.
a pair of cufflinks
Use a pair of when you speak of the two together; the verb agrees with pair when it is the subject.
दोनों को साथ बताने के लिए 'a pair of' आता है; जब pair subject हो तब verb उसी के अनुसार singular होती है।
- A pair of cufflinks was the best gift for the groom.
- She bought a pair of gold cufflinks for her father.
wear / fasten cufflinks
Cufflinks are worn on formal shirts with double cuffs, in place of buttons.
Cufflinks औपचारिक कमीज़ों के double cuffs पर बटन की जगह पहने जाते हैं।
- He wears cufflinks only on special occasions.
- Radhika helped her brother fasten his cufflinks before the wedding.
cufflinks with double cuffs
Cufflinks need a shirt with double (French) cuffs that have holes instead of buttons, so they are not worn with ordinary shirts.
Cufflinks के लिए double (French) cuffs वाली कमीज़ चाहिए, जिसमें बटन की जगह छेद होते हैं; ये सामान्य कमीज़ों के साथ नहीं पहने जाते।
- A shirt with double cuffs is needed for cufflinks.
- He bought a new shirt just to wear his cufflinks.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cufflinks
silvergoldplainengravedmatching
- He wore engraved silver cufflinks at the farewell dinner.
verb + cufflinks
wearfastenlosepolishgive
- I cannot find my cufflinks, so I will wear a plain shirt.
cufflinks + for / with
for a weddingwith a formal shirtfor the interviewfor the ceremony
- He wore cufflinks with a crisp white shirt for the interview.
noun + of cufflinks
pairsetboxgift
- A box of cufflinks lay on his dressing table.
cufflinks as a gift
wedding giftgraduation giftretirement giftbirthday present
- The staff gave him cufflinks as a retirement gift.
“More examples 6
- The bank manager wore a blue shirt with silver cufflinks.
बैंक प्रबंधक ने चाँदी के cufflinks वाली नीली कमीज़ पहनी थी।
- A small cufflink fell on the floor and rolled under the sofa.
एक छोटा cufflink फ़र्श पर गिरकर सोफ़े के नीचे लुढ़क गया।
- His father gave him a pair of cufflinks on his first day at work.
उसके पिता ने उसे नौकरी के पहले दिन एक जोड़ी cufflinks दिए।
- Cufflinks are rarely seen on everyday office wear in hot cities.
गरम शहरों में रोज़ के दफ़्तरी पहनावे पर cufflinks कम ही दिखते हैं।
- The cufflinks were shaped like tiny cricket bats.
वे cufflinks छोटे क्रिकेट बल्लों के आकार के थे।
- The jeweller showed us cufflinks in the shape of the Indian flag.
जौहरी ने हमें भारतीय ध्वज के आकार के cufflinks दिखाए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He wore a cufflinks on his shirt.
✓ He wore cufflinks on his shirt.
Cufflinks is plural, so it cannot take the article a.
'Cufflinks' plural है, इसलिए इसके साथ article 'a' नहीं आ सकता।
✗ His cufflinks was made of gold.
✓ His cufflinks were made of gold.
A plural subject needs the plural verb were.
Plural subject के साथ plural verb 'were' आती है।