- button-down
- `button-,down adjective only before nouna button-down shirt has the ends of the collar fastened to the shirt with buttons
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
button-down — ˈbutton down also ˈbuttoned down adjective [only before a noun] a button down company or style is formal and traditional: • Wearing cowboy boots and open necked shirts, he did not fit in with the button down culture of IBM. * * * button down UK… … Financial and business terms
button-down — adj [only before noun] 1.) a button down shirt or collar has the ends of the collar fastened to the shirt with buttons 2.) a button down company or style is formal and traditional ▪ He didn t fit in with the button down culture of his new boss … Dictionary of contemporary English
button-down — ☆ button down [but′ ndoun΄ ] adj. 1. designating a collar, as on a shirt, having points fastened by small buttons to the front of the garment 2. conservative, conventional, etc. [a button down mind]: also buttoned down n. a shirt with a button… … English World dictionary
button-down — adjective 1. unimaginatively conventional (Freq. 1) a colorful character in the buttoned down, dull grey world of business Newsweek • Syn: ↑buttoned down, ↑conservative • Similar to: ↑conventional 2. of a shirt; having the e … Useful english dictionary
button-down — I. adjective Date: 1934 1. a. of a collar having the ends fastened to the garment with buttons b. of a garment having a button down collar 2. (or buttoned down) conservatively traditional or conventional; especially adhering to conventional norms … New Collegiate Dictionary
button-down — ADJ: ADJ n A button down shirt or a shirt with a button down collar has a button under each end of the collar which you can fasten … English dictionary
button-down — {attrib. adj.}, {slang} (stress on button ) Well groomed, conservatively dressed. * /Joe is a regular button down type./ … Dictionary of American idioms
button-down — {attrib. adj.}, {slang} (stress on button ) Well groomed, conservatively dressed. * /Joe is a regular button down type./ … Dictionary of American idioms
button-down — /but n down /, adj. 1. (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt. 2. (of a shirt) having a button down collar. 3. (esp. of attitudes, opinions, etc.) extremely conventional; unimaginative. Also,… … Universalium
button-down — attrib. adj. slang (stress on button ) Well groomed, conservatively dressed. Joe is a regular button down type … Словарь американских идиом