| 单词 | shell button |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshell button shell button n. (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > fastenings > button > types of hair-button1593 frog1635 bar-button1685 frost button1686 sleeve-button1686 berry-button1702 stud1715 pearl button1717 breast button1742 bell-button1775 shell button1789 red button1797 olivet1819 bullet-buttons1823 basket-button1836 all-over1838 top1852 olive1890 pearly1890 nail head1892 1789 Deb. Congr. U.S. 29 Aug. (1834) 796 An exclusive patent..for manufacturing shell buttons of different dimensions. 1845 P. Barlow Manuf. in Encycl. Metrop. VIII. 608/2 Shell buttons are those which consist of a back made of bone without any shank but corded with catgut. 1852 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (1854) I. 263/1 There are..buttons in which the convex front is closed in behind with another piece of metal, also convex on the outer surface, but less so than the front. These are called shell buttons. < as lemmas |
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