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Webster 1913 Edition
Button
But′ton
,Noun.
[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.
2.
A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a buttonhole, in the other; – used also for ornament.
3.
A bud; a germ of a plant.
Shak.
4.
A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door.
5.
A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.
Button hook
, a hook for catching a button and drawing it through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves.
– Button shell
(Zool.)
, a small, univalve marine shell of the genus
– Rotella
. Button snakeroot
. (Bot.)
(a)
The American composite genus
Liatris
, having rounded buttonlike heads of flowers. (b)
An American umbelliferous plant with rigid, narrow leaves, and flowers in dense heads.
– Button tree
(Bot.)
, a genus of trees (
– Conocarpus
), furnishing durable timber, mostly natives of the West Indies. To hold by the button
, to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; to buttonhole.
But′ton
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Buttoned
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Buttoning
.] 1.
To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; – often followed by up.
He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man,
buttoned
up to the throat in a tight green coat. Dickens.
2.
To dress or clothe.
[Obs.]
Shak.
But′ton
,Verb.
I.
To be fastened by a button or buttons;
as, the coat will not
. button
Webster 1828 Edition
Button
BUT'TON
,Noun.
1.
A knob; a small ball; a catch, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, made of metal, silk, mohair, wood, &c.2.
Any knob or ball fastened to another body; a small protuberant body.3.
A bud; a gem of a plant.4.
The button of the reins of a bridle, is a ring of leather, with the reins passed through, which runs along the length of the reins.5.
A flat piece of wood, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten doors.6.
A small round mass of metal, found at the bottom of a crucible, in chimical experiments.7.
The sea-urchin, an animal which has prickles instead of feet.BUT'TON
,Verb.
T.
1.
To dress or clothe. [Not used.]