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buttonhole

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.

A stitched buttonhole is suitable for most fabrics. If created by hand, buttonhole stitch is usually used. If created by machine, zig-zag stitch is usually used. A bound buttonhole is found more often on coats or jackets. Buttonhole loops are usually used as a decorative fastening.



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George at his buttonhole and a plain forage cap set straight on his head.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Her boots cheeped all the way down the church aisle; it was common report that she had flesh every day for her dinner; instead of meeting her lover at the pump she walked him into the country, and he returned with wild roses in his buttonhole, his hand up to hide them, and on his face the troubled look of those who know that if they take this lady they must give up drinking from the saucer for evermore.
Margaret Ogilvy by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
But before they left the garden the Tin Woodman, who was fond of flowers, chanced to espy a big red rose growing upon a bush; so he plucked the flower and fastened it securely in the tin buttonhole of his tin bosom.
The Marvelous Land of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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