button holdern.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtn ˌhəʊldə/, U.S.

/ˈbətn ˌ(h)oʊldər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: button n., holder n.¹

Etymology: < button n. + holder n.¹ Compare earlier to take (also seize, etc.) (a person) by the button at button n. Phrases 3. Compare later button-hold v.

†1. A person who (habitually) accosts another and detains him or her in conversation as if by taking hold of a button on his or her clothing. Also in extended use. Cf. buttonholer n. 1. Obsolete.buttonholer is now the usual term.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > talkative person > one who detains in conversation

button holder1806

buttonholer1856

1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. vii. 166 In attending a button-holder to your gate.

1832 World of Fashion Jan. 2/1 G—— L——. is a notorious button holder; even at the dinner-table he is accustomed to lay down his knife, and, seizing his neighbour's coat, pour out a torrent of eloquence.

1861 D. G. Rossetti Early Ital. Poets ii. 222 Among the..books which had to be consulted.., I have often suffered keenly from the buttonholders of learned Italy, who will not let one go on one's way.

1925 Econ. Jrnl. 35 615 A high official running hard along a corridor shouting to would-be button-holders, ‘Don't stop me!’

2. Any receptacle for storing buttons. Also in a sewing machine: an attachment or device for holding a button while it is being sewn to a garment.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > for other specific articles

stone-case1664

pewter-case1679

notecase1805

cardholder1821

umbrella-case1850

button holder1864

card carrier1901

jewel case1986

1864 Manch. Guardian 2 July 10/3 (advt.) To smallware dealers and others.—Stock in trade, comprising..steel buttons, button holders, clasps, buckles [etc.].

1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood iii. 17 My mother-of-pearl button-holder on the work-table in my room.

1882 Sporting Times 25 Feb. 8/3 (advt.) With each machine the following attachments are supplied..—viz., a packet of needles, button-holer, hemmer, button-holder, cotton-spool winder.

1914 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 11 Dec. 3/5 (advt.) Men's collar boxes, in leather, with button holder and drawer for jewelry.

1970 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Gaz. 22 Oct. Suppl. (advt.) This deluxe machine..sews a variety of fancy stitches. Built in button holder automatically sews on all size buttons.

2014 B. Taylor Sing in Morning cry at Night xxvii. 230 Finding a purpose for what was used up, like making..button holders out of cast-off cigar boxes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	button holder
释义	button holdern. Brit. /ˈbʌtn ˌhəʊldə/, U.S. /ˈbətn ˌ(h)oʊldər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: button n., holder n.¹ Etymology: < button n. + holder n.¹ Compare earlier to take (also seize, etc.) (a person) by the button at button n. Phrases 3. Compare later button-hold v. †1. A person who (habitually) accosts another and detains him or her in conversation as if by taking hold of a button on his or her clothing. Also in extended use. Cf. buttonholer n. 1. Obsolete.buttonholer is now the usual term. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > talkative person > one who detains in conversation button holder1806 buttonholer1856 1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. vii. 166 In attending a button-holder to your gate. 1832 World of Fashion Jan. 2/1 G—— L——. is a notorious button holder; even at the dinner-table he is accustomed to lay down his knife, and, seizing his neighbour's coat, pour out a torrent of eloquence. 1861 D. G. Rossetti Early Ital. Poets ii. 222 Among the..books which had to be consulted.., I have often suffered keenly from the buttonholders of learned Italy, who will not let one go on one's way. 1925 Econ. Jrnl. 35 615 A high official running hard along a corridor shouting to would-be button-holders, ‘Don't stop me!’ 2. Any receptacle for storing buttons. Also in a sewing machine: an attachment or device for holding a button while it is being sewn to a garment. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > case or container > [noun] > for other specific articles stone-case1664 pewter-case1679 notecase1805 cardholder1821 umbrella-case1850 button holder1864 card carrier1901 jewel case1986 1864 Manch. Guardian 2 July 10/3 (advt.) To smallware dealers and others.—Stock in trade, comprising..steel buttons, button holders, clasps, buckles [etc.]. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood iii. 17 My mother-of-pearl button-holder on the work-table in my room. 1882 Sporting Times 25 Feb. 8/3 (advt.) With each machine the following attachments are supplied..—viz., a packet of needles, button-holer, hemmer, button-holder, cotton-spool winder. 1914 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 11 Dec. 3/5 (advt.) Men's collar boxes, in leather, with button holder and drawer for jewelry. 1970 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Gaz. 22 Oct. Suppl. (advt.) This deluxe machine..sews a variety of fancy stitches. Built in button holder automatically sews on all size buttons. 2014 B. Taylor Sing in Morning cry at Night xxvii. 230 Finding a purpose for what was used up, like making..button holders out of cast-off cigar boxes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1806
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