buttonholing

Variant of buttonhole

buttonhole definition

but·ton·hole (-hōl′)

noun

a slit or loop through which a button can be fastened

transitive verb buttonholed -·holed′, buttonholing -·hol′·ing

  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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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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