
1) Accost 2) Approach 3) Sew 4) Slit
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1) Back into a corner 2) Button hole 3) Corner for conversation 4) Corner for talking purposes 5) Exclusively Anglo word 6) Exclusively Saxon word 7) Flower worn in bum crack 8) Hole 9) Latch onto 10) Latch onto in a way 11) Suit jacket aperture 12) Word with Anglo-Saxon origins 13) Word of purely Anglo origin
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Buttonholes are holes in fabric which allow buttons to pass through, securing one piece of the fabric to another. The raw edges of a buttonhole are usually finished with stitching. This may be done either by hand or by a sewing machine. Some forms of button, such as a frog, use a loop of cloth or rope instead of a buttonhole. Buttonholes can also ...
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[knitting] In knitting, buttonholes can be made in several ways. == Buttonhole Techniques (knitting) == Any type of knit buttonhole can be strengthened (and given neater edges) with embroidery, specifically the buttonhole stitch. ...
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• (n.) The hole or loop in which a button is caught. • (v. t.) To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.
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Fastener for clothing, used with a button. There are two main types of buttonhole. In one type, a slit in
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1. A short straight cut made through the wall of a cavity or canal. ... 2. The contraction of an orifice down to a narrow slit; i.e., the so-called mitral buttonhole in extreme mitral stenosis. ... See: buttonhole stenosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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But'ton·hole` noun The hole or loop in which a button is caught.
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But'ton·hole` transitive verb To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he
buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: bŭt′ŏn-hōl Definitions: 1. A short straight cut made through the wall of a cavity or canal. 2. The contraction of an orifice down to a narrow slit; the so-called mitral buttonhole in extreme mitral stenosis. See: buttonhole stenosis
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Buttonhole was old British slang for the vagina.
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A cut in the fabric that is bound with stitching, just large enough to allow a button to pass through. Buttonholes are mostly made by machine these days, but many people do still prefer to make them by hand, using a special buttonhole stitch.
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[
n] - a hole through which buttons are pushed
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A reinforced hole in the fabric slightly bigger than the button that needs to pass through it. Most sewing machines have a buttonhole foot and can make a beautiful buttonhole in 4 steps. Or you can make them using a zig-zag stitch on a sewing machine or by hand using a blanket stitch.
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Usually a small sprig of flowers worn by the groom and groomsmen on the lapel of their suit. Sometimes also given to the Parents of the bride and groom, especially their fathers.
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A small cut in the fabric that is bound with small stitching. The hole has to be just big enough to allow a button to pass through it and remain in place.
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button hole noun a hole through which buttons are pushed
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Fastener for clothing, used with a button. There are two main types of buttonhole. In one type, a slit in fabric is prevented from fraying by either stitching or binding. In the other type, a loop is made, through which the button will fasten
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