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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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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 …
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
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
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