unbuttonv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈbʌtn/, U.S.

/ˌənˈbətn/

Etymology: un- prefix² 1a.

a. transitive. To unfasten (buttons); to undo the buttons of (a garment).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > thoughts or feelings

unbuttonc1325

unbreast1559

unbosom1598

unbowel1649

eccentricate1708

to nail one's colours (also flag) to the mast (also masthead)1808

disbosom1868

unzip1939

uncap1980

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > take off clothing > unfasten garments or fastenings

unbuttonc1325

unlacec1330

untruss1577

unlatch1590

unpin1599

unhook1840

unzip1927

c1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 149 Unbotone [glossing Tachet].

a1547 J. Redford Moral Play Wit & Sci. (1848) 29 Unbuttun thy cote, foole; canst thow do nothyng?

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xxix. 113 Hereupon she unbottoned one of the sleeves of a red Satin Gown she had on.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iv. xi. 447/1 The oyntment being thus prepared, the Kings buttons are to be vnbuttoned.

1732 A. Pope Strange Relation E. Curll in J. Swift et al. Misc.: 3rd Vol. ii. 49 Six Jews..laid Hands upon him, and unbuttoning his Breeches threw him upon the Table.

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Disowned 28 The stranger slowly unbuttoned his gaiters.

1891 C. Roberts Adrift in Amer. 118 Unbuttoning my coat I pulled my six-shooter round handy over my right hip.

figurative.1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 69 Vnbutton thy vanity, and Vnlase thy folly.1652 J. Wright tr. J.-P. Camus Nature's Paradox v. 107 Wee shall never have done contesting..unless I quite unbutton my breast to you.1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. ii. vii. 136 Unbuttoning my bosom and showing him all the profitable secrets I had learnt in business.1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains i. 25 I..unbuttoned my wrath under the similitude of ironical submission.

b. With personal object. Also reflexive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > strip or undress a person > unfasten

unlacea1375

unbutton1598

unpin1609

disenwrap1611

undo1633

untruss1637

unhook1840

unzip1939

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. ii. 3 Thou art so fat-witted with drinking of olde sacke, and vnbuttoning thee after supper.

1619 T. Lushington Resurrect. Serm. (1659) 64 Help them, good Women! unbutton the Souldiers, ye need not fear their Halberts.

1650 R. Withers tr. O. Bon Descr. Grand Signor's Seraglio i. 5 He puts off his uppermost Coat..then turns up his sleeves, and unbuttoneth himself.

1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse ii. 31 Call a Surgeon there: Unbutton him quickly.

1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 304 The little ones, unbutton'd, glowing hot, Playing our games.

absolute.1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Swoon The most common way of relieving the Patient, is to throw Water in his Face; to make him lie on his Back, to unbutton or unlace.

c. absol. To undo one's own buttons; also (quot. a1616), to become unbuttoned. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > [verb (intransitive)] > become unfastened

unbuttona1616

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (intransitive)] > unfasten

untruss1592

unpin1609

unbuttona1616

unzip1942

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] > reveal one's true character > one's thoughts or feelings

to open one's hearta1250

to break one's mind (heart)a1450

to show one's mind1492

to fish out the bottom of a person's stomach1537

to utter (the bottom of) one's stomach1537

to show one's true colours?1551

to come out1836

to open out1855

to come (out) in (also into) the open1861

disembosom1884

unbutton1956

to go public1957

a1616 W. Shakespeare King Lear (1623) iii. iv. 103 Off, off you Lendings: Come, vnbutton heere.

1664 J. Scudamore Homer a la Mode 54 Till th' were so cramd with beef and mutton, That every one was faine t' unbutton.

a1697 J. Aubrey Brief Lives (1898) I. 110 A man that is buttond or laced too hard, must unbutton before he can be at his ease.

1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 224 Gluttony stuffs till it pants, and unbuttons and stuffs again.

1819 W. Cobbett Year's Resid. U.S.A. ii. xi. 250 You are here disgusted with none of those eaters by reputation that are found..in England: fellows that unbutton at it.

1956 N. Streatfeild Judith iii. 235 She definitely unbuttoned about her letters.

1978 O. White Silent Reach ix. 97 If I cleared you, he'd probably unbutton.

2. transferred. To open up or unfold (a bud).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)] > open by unfolding

unfoldc890

unbutton1663

1663 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim xxxvii It swells into small knobs or buttons... Suppose you should unbutton it as soon as it swells,..would you not endanger the spoiling of its beauties?

Derivatives

unˈbuttoning n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [noun] > other specific loosening

unlacing1578

unbuttoning1591

unbuckling1598

unstrapping1851

1591 R. Percivall Spanish Dict. Desabotonadura, vnbuttoning.

1892 Photogr. Ann. II. p. xxxi With the unbuttoning of a strap..three legs unfold and give us a most rigid Tripod.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unbutton
释义	unbuttonv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈbʌtn/, U.S. /ˌənˈbətn/ Etymology: un- prefix² 1a. 1. a. transitive. To unfasten (buttons); to undo the buttons of (a garment). ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > thoughts or feelings unbuttonc1325 unbreast1559 unbosom1598 unbowel1649 eccentricate1708 to nail one's colours (also flag) to the mast (also masthead)1808 disbosom1868 unzip1939 uncap1980 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > take off clothing > unfasten garments or fastenings unbuttonc1325 unlacec1330 untruss1577 unlatch1590 unpin1599 unhook1840 unzip1927 c1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 149 Unbotone [glossing Tachet]. a1547 J. Redford Moral Play Wit & Sci. (1848) 29 Unbuttun thy cote, foole; canst thow do nothyng? 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xxix. 113 Hereupon she unbottoned one of the sleeves of a red Satin Gown she had on. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iv. xi. 447/1 The oyntment being thus prepared, the Kings buttons are to be vnbuttoned. 1732 A. Pope Strange Relation E. Curll in J. Swift et al. Misc.: 3rd Vol. ii. 49 Six Jews..laid Hands upon him, and unbuttoning his Breeches threw him upon the Table. 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Disowned 28 The stranger slowly unbuttoned his gaiters. 1891 C. Roberts Adrift in Amer. 118 Unbuttoning my coat I pulled my six-shooter round handy over my right hip. figurative.1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 69 Vnbutton thy vanity, and Vnlase thy folly.1652 J. Wright tr. J.-P. Camus Nature's Paradox v. 107 Wee shall never have done contesting..unless I quite unbutton my breast to you.1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. ii. vii. 136 Unbuttoning my bosom and showing him all the profitable secrets I had learnt in business.1892 R. L. Stevenson Across Plains i. 25 I..unbuttoned my wrath under the similitude of ironical submission. b. With personal object. Also reflexive. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > strip or undress a person > unfasten unlacea1375 unbutton1598 unpin1609 disenwrap1611 undo1633 untruss1637 unhook1840 unzip1939 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 i. ii. 3 Thou art so fat-witted with drinking of olde sacke, and vnbuttoning thee after supper. View more context for this quotation 1619 T. Lushington Resurrect. Serm. (1659) 64 Help them, good Women! unbutton the Souldiers, ye need not fear their Halberts. 1650 R. Withers tr. O. Bon Descr. Grand Signor's Seraglio i. 5 He puts off his uppermost Coat..then turns up his sleeves, and unbuttoneth himself. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse ii. 31 Call a Surgeon there: Unbutton him quickly. 1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 304 The little ones, unbutton'd, glowing hot, Playing our games. absolute.1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Swoon The most common way of relieving the Patient, is to throw Water in his Face; to make him lie on his Back, to unbutton or unlace. c. absol. To undo one's own buttons; also (quot. a1616), to become unbuttoned. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > [verb (intransitive)] > become unfastened unbuttona1616 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (intransitive)] > unfasten untruss1592 unpin1609 unbuttona1616 unzip1942 society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or make revelations [verb (intransitive)] > reveal one's true character > one's thoughts or feelings to open one's hearta1250 to break one's mind (heart)a1450 to show one's mind1492 to fish out the bottom of a person's stomach1537 to utter (the bottom of) one's stomach1537 to show one's true colours?1551 to come out1836 to open out1855 to come (out) in (also into) the open1861 disembosom1884 unbutton1956 to go public1957 a1616 W. Shakespeare King Lear (1623) iii. iv. 103 Off, off you Lendings: Come, vnbutton heere. 1664 J. Scudamore Homer a la Mode 54 Till th' were so cramd with beef and mutton, That every one was faine t' unbutton. a1697 J. Aubrey Brief Lives (1898) I. 110 A man that is buttond or laced too hard, must unbutton before he can be at his ease. 1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 224 Gluttony stuffs till it pants, and unbuttons and stuffs again. 1819 W. Cobbett Year's Resid. U.S.A. ii. xi. 250 You are here disgusted with none of those eaters by reputation that are found..in England: fellows that unbutton at it. 1956 N. Streatfeild Judith iii. 235 She definitely unbuttoned about her letters. 1978 O. White Silent Reach ix. 97 If I cleared you, he'd probably unbutton. 2. transferred. To open up or unfold (a bud). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)] > open by unfolding unfoldc890 unbutton1663 1663 S. Patrick Parable of Pilgrim xxxvii It swells into small knobs or buttons... Suppose you should unbutton it as soon as it swells,..would you not endanger the spoiling of its beauties? Derivatives unˈbuttoning n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [noun] > other specific loosening unlacing1578 unbuttoning1591 unbuckling1598 unstrapping1851 1591 R. Percivall Spanish Dict. Desabotonadura, vnbuttoning. 1892 Photogr. Ann. II. p. xxxi With the unbuttoning of a strap..three legs unfold and give us a most rigid Tripod. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.c1325
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