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Definition of Rebutton
1. button [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: button
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rebutton
reburying rebus rebuses rebuslike rebut rebutia rebutias rebuts rebuy rebuying | rebuys rec rec'd rec A protein rec B protein rec room rec rooms recache recached |
Literary usage of Rebutton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reminiscences of the Bench and Bar of Missouri: With an Appendix, Containing by William Van Ness Bay (1878)
"... and in the midst of a roar of laughter, which he seemed greatly to enjoy,
began to rebutton his coat. At that time he was noted for his carelessness in ..."
2. Privates' Manual by James Alfred Moss (1916)
"Be careful to rebutton the clothing in winter time after attending to Nature's
calls. Cold fingers may make you careless, but the cold is merciless and may ..."
3. Privates' Manual by James Alfred Moss (1916)
"Be careful to rebutton the clothing in winter time after attending to Nature's
calls. Cold fingers may make you careless, but the cold is merciless and may ..."
4. The Diary of a French Private: War-imprisonment, 1914-1915 by Gaston Riou (1916)
"In a trice I have filled my haversack, which I carry beneath my coat. Big-bellied
as a Bavarian, I am unable to rebutton. ..."