BUTTONHOLE
\bˈʌtənhˌə͡ʊl], \bˈʌtənhˌəʊl], \b_ˈʌ_t_ə_n_h_ˌəʊ_l]\
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The hole or loop in which a button is caught.
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To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.
By Oddity Software
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The hole or loop in which a button is caught.
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To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.
By Noah Webster.
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