buttonhole

Meanings

• noun

  A small hole in the fabric of a garment, often used to attach a button.

  - "He sewed the button into the buttonhole."
  - "The buttonhole was too small for the button."

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Pronunciation

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Synonyms

boutonniere , accost , waylay

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with buttonhole
hole , goal , pole , sole

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Variants

List of all variants of buttonhole that leads to same result
buttonhole , buttonholes , buttonholed , buttonholer , buttonholers , buttonholing , buttonhole stitch , buttonhole stitches

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Etymology

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Old English butanhalu, from butan (button) + halu (hole)

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Trivia

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1. The smallest buttonhole ever recorded was 0.0003 inches (0.00076 cm) in diameter.

2. The Guinness World Record for the most buttons sewn onto a shirt in one hour is 2,111.

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Related Concepts

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1. button: A fastener consisting of a rounded disk with a shank, used to fasten two pieces of fabric together.

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Culture

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In Victorian times, wearing a buttonhole flower was a sign of courtship.

How to Memorize "buttonhole"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a button being inserted into a small hole.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the act of buttoning a shirt or jacket.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Button in the hole' to remember the word.

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