| 单词 | shirt-buttoner |
| 释义 | > as lemmasshirt-buttoner a. An implement for fastening buttons; a buttonhook. Also occasionally: a person who fastens the buttons of a garment. Frequently with modifying word, as shoe-buttoner, shirt-buttoner, etc. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > fastening > one who buttoner1611 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > fastening > button hook buttoner1611 buttonhook1788 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Boutonneur, a Buttoner; or an instrument wherewith buttons are pulled through their ouer-strait holes. 1766 E. Buys Sewel's Compl. Dict. Eng. & Dutch (new ed.) I. 81/3 Buttoner,..a Taylor's tool to get the buttons into the button-holes. 1860 Burch Divorce Case 25/2 She had forgotten her shoe-buttoner;..I went and got the buttoner. 1867 Congregationalist & Boston Recorder 26 Sept. 172/6 (advt.) Goldthwait's patent buttoner, for buttoning boots and shoes. 1896 Med. & Surg. Reporter 25 Jan. 112/1 The average physician..is neither the needle-threader of the surgeon,..nor the shirt-buttoner of the clinician. 1917 Clothier & Furnisher July 109/1 (advt.) The new style collars make the use of this collar buttoner an absolute necessity. 1934 R. Hughes Love Song 95 I am just telling him to divorce his vampire for God's sake..—be something besides a buttoner of women's dresses. 1988 Weekly World News 4 Oct. 14/5 (advt.) Button your shirts, blouses, dresses with ease—our handy buttoner practically does it for you!.. Perfect for arthritics! < as lemmas |
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