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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
button-down

▶adjective

1 (of a shirt collar) having points which are buttoned to the garment.

2 (also buttoned down or buttoned up) N. Amer. informal (of a person) conservative or inhibited.

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