button-downadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtn̩daʊn/, U.S.

/ˈbətnˌdaʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: button v., down adv.

Etymology: < button v. + down adv. Compare earlier buttoned-down adj.

A. adj.

1. Fastened or secured with a button or buttons; esp. designating a garment fastened by means of a row of buttons. Cf. buttoned-down adj. 1.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > fastened in specific way > buttoned

buttoned1657

button-up1836

buttoned-down1871

button-through1881

button-down1883

1883 Manch. Guardian 28 Sept. 1/7 (advt.) Lady's tailor-made black cloth coat, in superfine diagonal worsted, box plaits, button-down front.

1908 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 25 July 12 (advt.) Button-down pockets.

1938 Weekly Irish Times 21 May 19/5 One piece button-down frocks are right in the forefront of fashion.

1972 N.Y. Times 15 Dec. 5/3 (advt.) The body-clinging, button-down bodice leads to a fluid, cluster-pleated skirt.

2005 H. Norman In Fond Remembrance of Me i. 59 Mary..was wearing..a pale yellow button-down sweater.., which was also buttoned its entire length.

a. Originally North American. Of a shirt collar: having points which are fastened to the shirt with buttons. Cf. buttoned-down adj. 2a.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering or next to neck > collar > types of

chevesailec1400

roll collar1832

coat-collar1833

bertha1842

step-roll1881

open-neck1894

step-collar1895

button-down1897

turtle-neck1897

Shakespeare collar1907

polo collar1909

shawl collar1913

polo neck1924

mandarin collar1952

petal collar1957

polo1967

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > collar > other

button-down1897

sailor-shaped1902

stand-away1914

1897 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 2 Mar. (advt.) White and Gold Canvas Shirts, Button down collars at 2s 6d.

1964 Princeton Alumni Weekly 2 June 28/1 (advt.) Our half sleeve shirts..in Brookscloth batiste with button-down or plain collar, in white.

2010 A. Campbell Maya xiv. 171 Jerry was looking his usual spruce self. Button-down collar, trousers with a fine Monday-morning crease.

b. Originally North American. Designating a style of shirt with a button-down collar; (also) designating a shirt fastened with buttons from top to bottom (cf. sense A. 1). Esp. in button-down shirt. Cf. buttoned-down adj. 2b.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > shirt > types of

open-neckeda1791

open-neck1894

button-down1921

buttoned-down1952

1921 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 30 Mar. 7 (advt.) Just arrived by express—a very new Soft Collar attached, button down Shirt.

1947 New Yorker 22 Mar. 90 (advt.) Beautifully tailored button-down sports shirt with stitchless convertible collar and cuffs.

1987 F. Flagg Fried Green Tomatoes 41 Her crowd had been the crew-cut, button-down madras shirt and pressed khakis for boys, and Ship 'n Shore blouses with circle pins for girls set.

1996 PC World Aug. 30/1 Berger was natty in gray pleated pants and a striped button-down shirt.

2016 E. Huang Double Cup Love 192 Every stylist had a haircut like Justin Bieber, threaded eyebrows, and black button-down shirts unbuttoned to the pecs.

c. Originally and chiefly North American. Having or characteristic of a conventional or conservative attitude; staid, repressed. Cf. buttoned-down adj. 2c.With allusion to the supposed characteristics of those businessmen who typically wear shirts with button-down collars.

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the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [adjective]

seinec1330

sober1362

unfeastlyc1386

murec1390

unlaughter-milda1400

sadc1400

solemnyc1420

solemned1423

serious1440

solemnc1449

solenc1460

solemnel?1473

moy1487

demure1523

grave1549

staid1557

sage1564

sullen1583

weighty1602

solid1632

censoriousa1637

(as) grave (also solemn, etc.) as a judge1650

untriumphant1659

setc1660

agelastic1666

austere1667

humourless1671

unlaughing1737

smileless1740

untriflinga1743

untittering1749

steady1759

dun1797

antithalian1818

dreich1819

laughterless1825

unsmiling1826

laughless1827

unfestive1844

sober-sided1847

gleeless1850

unfarcical1850

mome1855

deedy1895

button-down1959

buttoned-down1960

straight-faced1975

1956 Human Organization 14 13 Button-down collar culture: a study of undergraduate life at a men's college.]

1959 S. Bellow Henderson Rain King xxii. 331 He was no cold-storage, Ivy League, button-down, broken-hipped civilian like you.

1960 B. Newhart (title of record) The button-down mind of Bob Newhart.

1976 Spectator 6 Mar. 15/1 A subtle piece of abuse, which..suggests: short haircuts, self-importance, upward social mobility, button-down collars and a button-down mind.

1992 Spy (N.Y.) Mar. 21/2 A place that has made a religion of teamwork and button-down sobriety.

2016 J. Nix Perfect Prince xii. 104 He was about 30,..a button-down type ready to get married, buy a place on Long Island, and have 2.2 children.

B. n.

Originally North American. A button-down shirt (see button-down shirt at sense A. 2b).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > shirt > types of > other

bloody shirta1586

ruffle shirt1749

ruffled shirt1754

dicky1781

overshirt1805

camise1812

mill tog1821

boiled shirt1853

Crimean shirt1853

Crimea shirt1857

shirtwaist1859

shirt1867

polo shirt1887

zephyr1887

Ghost Shirt1890

Henley1890

negligée shirt1895

turtle-neck1897

rugby shirt1902

bush shirt1909

tunic shirt1918

safari shirt1921

button-down1924

thousand-miler1929

aloha shirt1936

buba1937

zoot shirt1942

Hawaiian shirt1955

sweater-shirt1964

beach shirt1966

kimono shirt1968

dashiki1969

1924 Evening Tribune (Albert Lea, Minnesota) 27 Oct. 5/4 (advt.) Men's sweaters, pull overs and button downs.

1970 Harper's Mag. Apr. 64/2 The young men with red faces..wearing their blonde hair short in brush cuts, white shirts with starched collars, and no button-downs.

1987 S. Barr & J. Poppy Flame vii. 61 Among the button-downs, chinos, and Weejuns, they sported a mix of semi-punk dyed hair in spikes, T-shirts, and thrift-shop outfits.

2015 S. Tromly Trouble is Friend of Mine i. 3 It was a hot morning and he was sweating into the collar of his white button-down.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	button-down
释义	button-downadj.n. Brit. /ˈbʌtn̩daʊn/, U.S. /ˈbətnˌdaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: button v., down adv. Etymology: < button v. + down adv. Compare earlier buttoned-down adj. A. adj. 1. Fastened or secured with a button or buttons; esp. designating a garment fastened by means of a row of buttons. Cf. buttoned-down adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > fastened in specific way > buttoned buttoned1657 button-up1836 buttoned-down1871 button-through1881 button-down1883 1883 Manch. Guardian 28 Sept. 1/7 (advt.) Lady's tailor-made black cloth coat, in superfine diagonal worsted, box plaits, button-down front. 1908 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 25 July 12 (advt.) Button-down pockets. 1938 Weekly Irish Times 21 May 19/5 One piece button-down frocks are right in the forefront of fashion. 1972 N.Y. Times 15 Dec. 5/3 (advt.) The body-clinging, button-down bodice leads to a fluid, cluster-pleated skirt. 2005 H. Norman In Fond Remembrance of Me i. 59 Mary..was wearing..a pale yellow button-down sweater.., which was also buttoned its entire length. 2. a. Originally North American. Of a shirt collar: having points which are fastened to the shirt with buttons. Cf. buttoned-down adj. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering or next to neck > collar > types of chevesailec1400 roll collar1832 coat-collar1833 bertha1842 step-roll1881 open-neck1894 step-collar1895 button-down1897 turtle-neck1897 Shakespeare collar1907 polo collar1909 shawl collar1913 polo neck1924 mandarin collar1952 petal collar1957 polo1967 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > collar > other button-down1897 sailor-shaped1902 stand-away1914 1897 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 2 Mar. (advt.) White and Gold Canvas Shirts, Button down collars at 2s 6d. 1964 Princeton Alumni Weekly 2 June 28/1 (advt.) Our half sleeve shirts..in Brookscloth batiste with button-down or plain collar, in white. 2010 A. Campbell Maya xiv. 171 Jerry was looking his usual spruce self. Button-down collar, trousers with a fine Monday-morning crease. b. Originally North American. Designating a style of shirt with a button-down collar; (also) designating a shirt fastened with buttons from top to bottom (cf. sense A. 1). Esp. in button-down shirt. Cf. buttoned-down adj. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > shirt > types of open-neckeda1791 open-neck1894 button-down1921 buttoned-down1952 1921 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 30 Mar. 7 (advt.) Just arrived by express—a very new Soft Collar attached, button down Shirt. 1947 New Yorker 22 Mar. 90 (advt.) Beautifully tailored button-down sports shirt with stitchless convertible collar and cuffs. 1987 F. Flagg Fried Green Tomatoes 41 Her crowd had been the crew-cut, button-down madras shirt and pressed khakis for boys, and Ship 'n Shore blouses with circle pins for girls set. 1996 PC World Aug. 30/1 Berger was natty in gray pleated pants and a striped button-down shirt. 2016 E. Huang Double Cup Love 192 Every stylist had a haircut like Justin Bieber, threaded eyebrows, and black button-down shirts unbuttoned to the pecs. c. Originally and chiefly North American. Having or characteristic of a conventional or conservative attitude; staid, repressed. Cf. buttoned-down adj. 2c.With allusion to the supposed characteristics of those businessmen who typically wear shirts with button-down collars. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [adjective] seinec1330 sober1362 unfeastlyc1386 murec1390 unlaughter-milda1400 sadc1400 solemnyc1420 solemned1423 serious1440 solemnc1449 solenc1460 solemnel?1473 moy1487 demure1523 grave1549 staid1557 sage1564 sullen1583 weighty1602 solid1632 censoriousa1637 (as) grave (also solemn, etc.) as a judge1650 untriumphant1659 setc1660 agelastic1666 austere1667 humourless1671 unlaughing1737 smileless1740 untriflinga1743 untittering1749 steady1759 dun1797 antithalian1818 dreich1819 laughterless1825 unsmiling1826 laughless1827 unfestive1844 sober-sided1847 gleeless1850 unfarcical1850 mome1855 deedy1895 button-down1959 buttoned-down1960 straight-faced1975 1956 Human Organization 14 13 Button-down collar culture: a study of undergraduate life at a men's college.] 1959 S. Bellow Henderson Rain King xxii. 331 He was no cold-storage, Ivy League, button-down, broken-hipped civilian like you. 1960 B. Newhart (title of record) The button-down mind of Bob Newhart. 1976 Spectator 6 Mar. 15/1 A subtle piece of abuse, which..suggests: short haircuts, self-importance, upward social mobility, button-down collars and a button-down mind. 1992 Spy (N.Y.) Mar. 21/2 A place that has made a religion of teamwork and button-down sobriety. 2016 J. Nix Perfect Prince xii. 104 He was about 30,..a button-down type ready to get married, buy a place on Long Island, and have 2.2 children. B. n. Originally North American. A button-down shirt (see button-down shirt at sense A. 2b). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > shirt > types of > other bloody shirta1586 ruffle shirt1749 ruffled shirt1754 dicky1781 overshirt1805 camise1812 mill tog1821 boiled shirt1853 Crimean shirt1853 Crimea shirt1857 shirtwaist1859 shirt1867 polo shirt1887 zephyr1887 Ghost Shirt1890 Henley1890 negligée shirt1895 turtle-neck1897 rugby shirt1902 bush shirt1909 tunic shirt1918 safari shirt1921 button-down1924 thousand-miler1929 aloha shirt1936 buba1937 zoot shirt1942 Hawaiian shirt1955 sweater-shirt1964 beach shirt1966 kimono shirt1968 dashiki1969 1924 Evening Tribune (Albert Lea, Minnesota) 27 Oct. 5/4 (advt.) Men's sweaters, pull overs and button downs. 1970 Harper's Mag. Apr. 64/2 The young men with red faces..wearing their blonde hair short in brush cuts, white shirts with starched collars, and no button-downs. 1987 S. Barr & J. Poppy Flame vii. 61 Among the button-downs, chinos, and Weejuns, they sported a mix of semi-punk dyed hair in spikes, T-shirts, and thrift-shop outfits. 2015 S. Tromly Trouble is Friend of Mine i. 3 It was a hot morning and he was sweating into the collar of his white button-down. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1883
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