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Buttonhole

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Noun

1. button hole, buttonhole

a hole through which buttons are pushed

Verb

2. buttonhole, lobby

detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Buttonhole

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noun
1. 
a slit in a garment, etc, through which a button is passed to fasten two surfaces together
2. 
a flower or small bunch of flowers worn pinned to the lapel or in the buttonhole, esp at weddings, formal dances, etc
. US name: boutonniere
verb (transitive)
3. 
to detain (a person) in conversation
. Also called: buttonhold
4. 
to make buttonholes in
5. 
to sew with buttonhole stitch

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Buttonhole

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noun
1. 
a slit or loop through which a button can be fastened
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbuttonˌholed or ˈbuttonˌholing
2. 
to make buttonholes in
3. 
to make with a buttonhole stitch
4. 
to make (a person) listen to one, as if by grasping his or her coat by a buttonhole

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Buttonhole

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n.
1. A small slit in a garment or piece of fabric for fastening a button.
2. Chiefly British A boutonniere.
tr.v. but·ton·holed, but·ton·hol·ing, but·ton·holes
1. To make a buttonhole in.
2. To sew with a buttonhole stitch.
3. To accost and detain (a person) in conversation: "He was also frequently buttonholed by White House lobbyists" (Terence Moran).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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