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buttoned


Meanings
  • Adjective or Past Tense

    Past tense and past participle of the verb 'button'. Refers to the state of being fastened with buttons.

    - "The coat is buttoned."
    - "She looked beautiful in her buttoned dress."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with buttoned
butter , mutter , stutter , utter
Variants
List of all variants of buttoned that leads to same result
button , buttoned , buttoner , buttoners , buttoning , buttons , buttoned-up , button-down , buttoned-down , button her lip , button her lips , button his lip , button his lips , button one's lip , button one's lip/lips , button one's lips , button their lip , button their lips , keep her lip buttoned , keep her lips buttoned , keep his lip buttoned , keep his lips buttoned , keep one's lip buttoned , keep one's lip/lips buttoned , keep one's lips buttoned , keep their lip buttoned , keep their lips buttoned
Etymology
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Originally from Old English 'botan' meaning 'to fasten, attach' and later developed into 'button' in Middle English.


Trivia
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  1. Did you know that the world record for the most buttons sewn onto a shirt in one hour is 1,876?

  2. Buttoned shirts were popularized during the Victorian era when it was considered improper for women to show their cleavage.


Related Concepts
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  1. Fastening: Belongs to the semantic field of fastenings, which includes zippers, Velcro, and laces.


Culture
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In literature, 'buttoned' is used metaphorically to describe someone who is uptight, formal, or repressed. In art, it can refer to a specific style of painting where the subject is depicted with a buttoned-up appearance.

How to Memorize "buttoned"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a coat or shirt being fastened with buttons.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'buttoned' with the act of fastening buttons.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Bring Up Ten Buttons' to remember the past tense form 'buttoned'.


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