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buttonhole

(bʌtənhoʊl)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense buttonholes, present participle buttonholing, past tense, past participle buttonholed
1. countable noun
A buttonhole is a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing.
2. countable noun
A buttonhole is a flower that you wear on your coat or dress.
[British]
3. verb
If you buttonhole someone, you stop them and make them listen to you.
This fearsome woman buttonholed me in the first week and said she was very unhappy. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: detain, catch, grab, intercept More Synonyms of buttonhole

buttonhole in British English

(ˈbʌtənˌhəʊl)
noun
1. 
a slit in a garment, etc, through which a button is passed to fasten two surfaces together
2. 
a flower or small bunch of flowers worn pinned to the lapel or in the buttonhole, esp at weddings, formal dances, etc
US name: boutonniere
verb (transitive)
3. 
to detain (a person) in conversation
Also called: buttonhold
4. 
to make buttonholes in
5. 
to sew with buttonhole stitch

buttonhole in American English

(ˈbʌtənˌhoʊl)
noun
1. 
a slit or loop through which a button can be fastened
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbuttonˌholed or ˈbuttonˌholing
2. 
to make buttonholes in
3. 
to make with a buttonhole stitch
4. 
to make (a person) listen to one, as if by grasping his or her coat by a buttonhole
Derived forms
buttonholer (ˈbuttonˌholer)
noun

Examples of 'buttonhole' in a sentence
buttonhole

Clarrie Binyan, curls slicked down, dressed in a dark blue suit, a white carnation in his buttonhole, stood in the doorway.
Cleary, Jon MURDER SONG (2001)
As usual, Leberecht was immaculately dressed, sporting a carnation in the buttonhole of his pinstripe suit.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE (2001)
There was a carnation in his buttonhole, and Hannah was holding an exotic corsage.
Fraser, Anthea DEATH SPEAKS SOFTLY (2001)
He straightened his shoulders, placed the crystal snowdrop in the top buttonhole of his coat, now undone.
Neil Gaiman STARDUST (2001)

Word lists with
buttonhole

parts of clothes, parts of clothing, embroidery

In other languages
buttonhole

British English: buttonhole NOUN
A buttonhole is a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing.
  • American English: buttonhole
  • Brazilian Portuguese: casa de botão
  • Chinese: 扣眼
  • European Spanish: ojal
  • French: boutonnière
  • German: Knopfloch
  • Italian: asola
  • Japanese: ボタン穴
  • Korean: 단추 구멍
  • European Portuguese: casa de botão
  • Latin American Spanish: ojal

(verb) 
Definition
to detain (a person) in conversation
It is not easy to buttonhole her for an interview.
Synonyms
detain
catch
I jumped up to catch the ball and fell over.
grab
I managed to grab her hand.
intercept
They were intercepted on the way to the airport.
accost
I told them that someone had accosted me in the street.
waylay
He was forever waylaying me for chats in the corridor.
take aside

Additional synonyms

in the sense of accost
Definition
to approach, stop, and speak to
I told them that someone had accosted me in the street.
Synonyms
confront,
challenge,
address,
stop,
approach,
oppose,
halt,
greet,
hail,
buttonhole
in the sense of catch
Definition
to seize and hold
I jumped up to catch the ball and fell over.
Synonyms
seize,
get,
grab,
snatch
in the sense of grab
Definition
to seize hold of
I managed to grab her hand.
Synonyms
snatch,
catch,
seize,
capture,
bag,
grip,
grasp,
clutch,
snap up,
pluck,
latch on to,
catch or take hold of

Nearby words of
buttonhole

  • butterfly
  • buttocks
  • button
  • buttonhole
  • buttress
  • buxom
  • buy

Synonyms of 'buttonhole'

buttonhole

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