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buttonhole

noun

a slit or loop through which a button can be fastened

transitive verb buttonholed, buttonholing

  1. to make buttonholes in
  2. to make with a buttonhole stitch
  3. to make (a person) listen to one, as if by grasping his or her coat by a buttonhole

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