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buttonhole ['bʌtənhəʊl]1 noun(a) (in clothing) boutonnière f;∎ she gave him a carnation for his buttonhole elle lui donna un œillet pour mettre à sa boutonnière∎ she was wearing a pink buttonhole elle portait une fleur rose à la boutonnière(a) (make buttonholes in) faire des boutonnières sur; Sewing (sew with buttonhole stitch) coudre au point de boutonnière►► Sewing buttonhole stitch point m de boutonnière
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but´ton|hol´er — but|ton|hole «BUHT uhn HOHL», noun, verb, holed, hol|ing. –n. 1. a hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed, especially to fasten clothing. 2. British Informal. a boutonniere. –v.t. 1. to make buttonholes in. 2. to sew with the stitch … Useful english dictionary
but|ton|hole — «BUHT uhn HOHL», noun, verb, holed, hol|ing. –n. 1. a hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed, especially to fasten clothing. 2. British Informal. a boutonniere. –v.t. 1. to make buttonholes in. 2. to sew with the stitch used in… … Useful english dictionary
buttonhole — n. & v. n. 1 a slit made in a garment to receive a button for fastening. 2 a flower or spray worn in a lapel buttonhole. v.tr. 1 colloq. accost and detain (a reluctant listener). 2 make buttonholes in. Phrases and idioms: buttonhole stitch a… … Useful english dictionary
buttonhole — [but′ nhōl΄] n. a slit or loop through which a button can be fastened vt. buttonholed, buttonholing 1. to make buttonholes in 2. to make with a buttonhole stitch 3. to make (a person) listen to one, as if by grasping his or her coat by a… … English World dictionary
buttonhole — buttonholer, n. /but n hohl /, n., v., buttonholed, buttonholing. n. 1. the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured. 2. Chiefly Brit. a boutonniere. 3. Surg. a short, straight incision through the wall of a … Universalium
Sewing machine — The earliest known sewing machine was created in France by Barthélemy Thimmonier in 1830, however, mounting pressure from tailors guilds at the time thwarted its success. In 1846, American Elias Howe perfected and patented the lockstitch… … Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry
buttonhole — noun 1》 a slit made in a garment to receive a button for fastening. 2》 Brit. a flower or spray worn in a lapel buttonhole. verb 1》 informal accost and detain (a reluctant person) in conversation. 2》 make buttonholes in. Derivatives buttonholer… … English new terms dictionary
buttonhole — but•ton•hole [[t]ˈbʌt nˌhoʊl[/t]] n. v. holed, hol•ing 1) clo the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured 2) clo to sew with a buttonhole stitch 3) clo to make buttonholes in 4) to accost and detain… … From formal English to slang
buttonhole — /ˈbʌtnhoʊl / (say butnhohl) noun 1. the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed. 2. a small flower or nosegay worn in the buttonhole in the lapel of a jacket. –verb (t) (buttonholed, buttonholing) 3. to sew with buttonhole stitch. 4 …
clothing and footwear industry — Introduction also called apparel and allied industries, garment industries, or soft goods industries, factories and mills producing outerwear, underwear, headwear, footwear, belts, purses, luggage, gloves, scarfs, ties, and household… … Universalium
Charvet Place Vendôme — Type Privately held company Industry fashion Founded Paris, France 1838 (1838) … Wikipedia