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button-down

A button-down is a shirt that has a collar fastened to the fabric with buttons. (noun)

An example of button-down is a shirt that one often wears to an interview under a suit jacket.

Button-down means having buttons fastened to the fabric on the collar of a shirt or being conservative or traditional. (adjective)

  1. An example of button-down is the style of many business work shirts.
  2. An example of button-down is a person who follows tradition.

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