Definitions for buttonhole

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buttonhole but·ton·hole

Spelling: [buht-n-hohl]

IPA: /ˈbʌt nˌhoʊl/

Buttonhole is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 323 anagrams from letters in buttonhole (behlnoottu).

Definitions for buttonhole

noun

1. the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured.
2. Chiefly British. a boutonniere.
3. Surgery. a short, straight incision through the wall of a cavity or a canal.

verb (used with object)

1. to sew with a buttonhole stitch.
2. to make buttonholes in.
3. to hold by the buttonhole or otherwise abruptly detain (someone) in conversation:

Origin of buttonhole

First recorded in 1555-65; button + hole

Examples for buttonhole

He was very dapper in a new tailcoat and a flower in his buttonhole.

In his mouth was a cigarette, and in his buttonhole a pink carnation.

Once he stooped to pick a flower which he stuck in his buttonhole.

buttonhole stitch can be turned to account for this purpose.

The fellow is to wear a white top hat, and a gardenia in his buttonhole.

A pink carnation in his buttonhole matched his healthy complexion.

Let him go with his flower in his buttonhole and dance somewhere else.

Arthur had a fine rose in his buttonhole and looked profoundly thoughtful.

He pulled it out of his buttonhole and tossed it into the fire-place.

He was cool and jaunty, his hands in his pockets, a rose in his buttonhole.