| Pronunciation: | | 'butn`howl
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| Matching Terms: | | buttonhole stitch
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- [n] a hole through which buttons are pushed
- [v] detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
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| | Synonyms: | | button hole, lobby |
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| | See Also: | | beg, garment, hole, solicit, tap |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\But"ton*hole`\, n.
The hole or loop in which a button is caught.
\But"ton*hole`\, 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.
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| | Related Terms: | | accost, address, apostrophize, appeal to, apply pressure, approach, beset, besiege, bespeak, blandish, bore, bore stiff, bore to death, bore to distraction, bore to tears, boutonniere, bug, cajole, call to, coax, corner, corsage, detain, dun, exert pressure, greet, hail, halloo, importune, invoke, nag, nag at, pester, plague, ply, press, pressure, push, salute, send to sleep, speak, speak fair, speak to, take aside, talk to, tease, urge, waylay, wheedle, work on |
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