buttoned


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
button/ˈbʌtn/
noun
  • 1 a small disc or knob sewn on to a garment, either to fasten it by being pushed through a buttonhole or for decoration.
  • 2 chiefly N. Amer. a decorative badge pinned to clothing.
  • 3 a knob on a piece of electrical or electronic equipment which is pressed to operate it.
  • 4 Fencing a knob fitted to the point of a foil to make it harmless.
verb
  • 1 fasten or be fastened with buttons.
  • 2 (button it) informal stop talking.
  • 3 (button something up) informal complete something satisfactorily.
– phrases
button one's lip informal stop or refrain from talking.
on the button informal, chiefly N. Amer. precisely.
push (or press) someone's buttons informal provoke a reaction in someone.
– derivatives
-buttoned adjective,
buttonless adjective,
buttony adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. bouton, of Gmc origin and rel. to butt1.
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