figurative. A person's eye or mouth regarded as resembling a buttonhole, esp. in being small, narrow, or slit-like.
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| 释义 | the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > small opening (26) buttonhole1599 figurative. A person's eye or mouth regarded as resembling a buttonhole, esp. in being small, narrow, or slit-like. snip1600 A small cut or incision made by, or such as that made by, a pair of scissors; a wound of this nature. Also dialect, a small hole or crack. pinhole1617 A hole made by a pin; any very small aperture or perforation resembling a pinprick. pink1667 A very small thing, as a tiny spot or hole, or speck of light; a fragment. to pass through the eye of a needle (also a needle's eye)1720 A hole or aperture. In extended use: a minute opening or space; chiefly in similative phrases alluding to or echoing Matthew 19: 24 (see quot… peepa1825 A small opening through which to peep or look; spec. the peep sight of a rifle. needle-hole1847 keyhole1900 A small or narrow hole or opening, esp. one shaped like a keyhole. Subcategories:— minute hole (18) |
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