- button-through
- `button-,through adjective only before noun BRITISHa button-through skirt or dress has buttons that go from the top to the bottom
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button-through — buttˈon through adjective (of a woman s dress or skirt) buttoning in front from top to bottom • • • Main Entry: ↑button * * * button through UK US adjective only before noun british a button through skirt or dress has buttons that go from the top … Useful english dictionary
button-through — adjective BrE a button through dress or skirt fastens from the top to the bottom with buttons … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
button-through — UK / US adjective [only before noun] British a button through skirt or dress has buttons that go from the top to the bottom … English dictionary
button-through — adjective Brit. (of clothing) fastened with buttons from top to bottom … English new terms dictionary
button — n. & v. n. 1 a small disc or knob sewn on to a garment, either to fasten it by being pushed through a buttonhole, or as an ornament or badge. 2 a knob on a piece of esp. electronic equipment which is pressed to operate it. 3 a a small round… … Useful english dictionary
button — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English boton, from Anglo French butun rose hip, stud, from buter to thrust more at butt Date: 14th century 1. a. a small knob or disk secured to an article (as of clothing) and used as a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Button Moon — Promotional poster Genre Children s television series Created by Ian Allen Na … Wikipedia
Button — But ton, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See {Butt} an end.] 1. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass. [1913 Webster] 2. A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Button hook — Button But ton, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See {Butt} an end.] 1. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass. [1913 Webster] 2. A catch, of various forms and materials, used to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Button shell — Button But ton, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See {Butt} an end.] 1. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass. [1913 Webster] 2. A catch, of various forms and materials, used to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
