buttoning

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of fastening or securing a garment or other object using buttons and buttonholes.

  - "I need to button up my coat before going outside."
  - "Can you help me button this shirt?"

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Variants

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button , buttoned , buttoner , buttoners , buttoning , buttons

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Etymology

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Originally derived from the Old English word 'botan' meaning 'thong' or 'strap', which later evolved into 'boten' meaning 'to fasten' or 'button'.

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Trivia

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1. The average person buttons and unbuttons their shirt about 1,825 times per year.

2. The world record for the most buttons sewn onto a shirt in one hour is 1,271 buttons.

3. In Japan, it is considered good luck to button a shirt from the bottom up.

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Related Concepts

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1. Buttonhole: A small hole in a garment or other material through which a button can be passed to fasten it.

2. Buttonloop: An alternative term for a buttonhole.

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Culture

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Buttoning has been a common method of fastening clothing for centuries, with the first recorded use of buttons dating back to ancient Egypt. In literature, buttoning has been used metaphorically to describe the coming together of various elements, such as in the phrase 'button up one's lip' to mean keeping silent.

How to Memorize "buttoning"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of passing a button through a buttonhole and securing it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the act of buttoning with getting dressed and looking presentable.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Bring Out Your Top Notch' to remember the steps: Bring the button to the top, Open the buttonhole, and Thread the button through the loop.

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