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Definition of Rebuttoning
1. rebutton [v] - See also: rebutton
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rebuttoning
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Literary usage of Rebuttoning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1882)
"Opening his coat he produced a brace of pistols which he carefully charged,
replaced them in his belt, and, rebuttoning his coat over them, ..."
2. The Metropolitan (1842)
"... inhaled an extra dose of fog, pulled off his gloves, then put them on again,
unbuttoned his waistcoat that he might have the pleasure of rebuttoning it, ..."
3. A Nameless Nobleman by Jane Goodwin Austin (1881)
"... rebuttoning his collar; and then pointing to the scissors upon the table, he
gestured to Molly that she should cut away the sleeve of the shirt without ..."
4. A Nameless Nobleman by Jane Goodwin Austin (1881)
"Une fille brave et pure comme un ange," said the doctor, rebuttoning his collar;
and then pointing to the scissors ..."
5. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling, Charles Wolcott Balestier (1909)
"said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar. "I saw it was a vital
question from the first," responded ..."
6. Then and Now by Samuel Reynolds Hole (1902)
"With reins in one hand and a whip in the other it was an annoyance to search for
small coins and to receive numerous coppers, unbuttoning and rebuttoning ..."
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