| 释义 |
ˈbutton-ˌholder
[f. button n. + holder.]
1. One who takes hold of a man by a button of his coat, so as to detain him in conversation.
1806–7J. Beresford Miseries Hum. Life (1826) i. i, While attending a button-holder to your gate. a1850Rossetti Dante & Circ. i. (1874) 28 The buttonholders of learned Italy, who will not let one go on one's way.
2. A case for holding buttons.
1870Dickens E. Drood 12 My mother-of-pearl button⁓holder. |