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Definition of Buttonhole
1. Verb. Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors.
2. Noun. A hole through which buttons are pushed.
Definition of Buttonhole
1. n. The hole or loop in which a button is caught.
2. v. t. To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.
Definition of Buttonhole
1. Noun. A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one. ¹
2. Noun. (chiefly British) a flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration ¹
3. Verb. To detain (a person) in conversation against their will. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Buttonhole
1. [v -HOLED, -HOLING, -HOLES]
Medical Definition of Buttonhole
1. 1. A short straight cut made through the wall of a cavity or canal. 2. The contraction of an orifice down to a narrow slit; i.e., the so-called mitral buttonhole in extreme mitral stenosis. See: buttonhole stenosis. (05 Mar 2000)
Literary usage of Buttonhole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Clothing for Women; Selection, Design, Construction: A Practical Manual for by Laura Irene Baldt (1916)
"From three to five overcasting stitches should be made on each side of the
buttonhole, according to its length, (b) buttonhole stitch. ..."
2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1913)
"Scissors are passed through the pelvic fascia buttonhole and the anterior edge
of the levator is in ... The levator is pulled out of the buttonhole. Fig. 8. ..."
3. The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Work-table: Containing (1885)
"This simple lace-stitch consists of buttonhole-stitch worked in lines forwards and
... The buttonhole-stitch is w orked between the cording-stitch. Nos. ..."
4. Elementary Home Economics: First Lessons in Sewing and Textiles, Foods and by Mary Lockwood Matthews (1921)
"The buttonhole may be cut with the buttonhole scissors, or by folding the material
across the point where the middle of the buttonhole is to be and cutting ..."
5. Clothing and Health: An Elementary Textbook of Home Making by Helen Kinne, Anna Maria Cooley (1916)
"LESSON 9 HOW TO MAKE A buttonhole The apron is now entirely finished, ... Shall we
learn to make a buttonhole, and how to sew on buttons ? ..."
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