buttonholern.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtnhəʊlə/, U.S.

/ˈbətnˌ(h)oʊlər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: buttonhole v., buttonhole n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < buttonhole v. + -er suffix¹, and partly (in sense 3) < buttonhole n. + -er suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier button holder n. 1. With sense 3 compare French boutonnière boutonnière n.

1. A person who (habitually) accosts another and detains him or her in conversation as if by taking hold of a buttonhole on his or her clothing. Also in extended use. Cf. earlier button holder n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > talkative person > one who detains in conversation

button holder1806

buttonholer1856

1856 N.Y. Daily Times 19 Feb. 1/1 He was one of the most indefatigable ‘button-holers’ that you meet, and the most determined lobbyer that ever invaded Albany.

1877 E. Gosse Cornhill Mag. Dec. 689 Malagene, Otway's tiresome button-holer and secret-monger, is a clumsy prototype of the inimitable Tattle.

1898 N.Y. Observer 7 Apr. 464/2 He had been notorious in his neighborhood as a buttonholer of every man who would listen to his self-complacent talk.

1956 Washington Post 18 Nov. e5/6 Sen. Herman Walker, Republican,..had been a vociferous buttonholer for the Idaho Power Co. in its battle for Hells Canyon.

1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Oct. 1239/4 Simon's own prose style will not be to everyone's taste. He is an inveterate buttonholer.

2000 B. Magee Tristan Chord (2001) i. 22 He was one of nature's buttonholers. To his friends he never stopped talking, always..about himself.

a. A person who makes buttonholes, esp. as an occupation. Now chiefly historical.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > carrying out specific processes > other > one who

presser1549

button-hole hand1858

fitter1858

buttonholer1860

buttoner1863

topper1884

1860 Churchman's Compan. Feb. 154 Alice was to do the button-hole; for Alice Grant was the button-holer par excellence, and..had won the most beautiful pair of scissors ever seen, for her skill.

1884 Graphic 16 Aug. 166/2 The skirt hands get twelve shillings a week..; the button-holers fifteen.

1909 Chatterbox 389/2 A large room..women and girls are busy sewing the pieces of the suits together. In another part we shall find the button-holers at work.

1953 Irish Times 21 July 11/4 (advt.) Wanted, immediately for clothing factory..the following female machinists: coat machinists, trouser machinists, buttonholers, button-sewers.

2013 M. Hutton Story of Soho (new ed.) iii. xi. 127 Above their shops were cutters, pressers and button-holers, all working in hot, crowded conditions which would be outlawed today.

b. In a sewing machine: a device or an attachment used to make buttonholes.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [noun] > other specific parts

armOE

button?1561

running gear1663

relax1676

collar1678

drumhead1698

long arm1717

drum1744

press cloth1745

head1785

absorber1789

bearing plate1794

crown1796

rhodings1805

press box1825

alternator1829

cushion1832

saw tooth1835

shoe1837

keyboard1839

returner1839

cross-head1844

channel shoe1845

baster1846

water port1864

shifter1869

magazine1873

entry port1874

upsetter1875

mechanism1876

tapper1876

tension bar1879

buttonholer1882

take-up1884

auger1886

instrument panel1897

balancer1904

torsion bar1937

powerhead1960

1882 Sporting Times 18 Mar. 8/3 (advt.) With each Machine the following attachments are supplied, Free of Extra Charge—viz., a packet of needles, button-holer, hemmer, button-holder, cotton-spool winder, and adjustable spring attachment.

1958 Clothing Machine Engineer Feb. 11 (advt.) For the home moneymaker The Stitchmaster Automatic Button-holer.

1984 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 968 This 12-stitch machine gives you a built-in buttonholer for bartack buttonholes.

2011 C. Phillips Sewing Machine Classroom 86/2 Don't force the buttonholer into place; it is springlike and will fall into place with a little push.

†3. A flower or small spray of flowers worn in the lapel buttonhole or on the lapel of a coat or jacket. Obsolete.Now usually called a buttonhole flower, buttonhole, or boutonnière (see these terms).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > flower(s) for buttonhole

buttonhole flower1855

buttonholer1873

buttonhole1875

boutonnière1877

1873 J. Greenwood In Strange Company 209 Violets were there, lilies of the valley, wall-flowers, primroses, and dainty sprigs deftly got up as ‘button-holers’.

1884 Punch 29 Nov. 257/1 Any young clerk who..contemplates buying a ‘button-holer’, or sending a Valentine.

1902 Dry Goods Reporter 4 Oct. 7/1 He was in..Cooper's flower department buying buttonhole bouquets... Lou decked himself out with a buttonholer.

1921 Princeton Alumni Weekly 30 Mar. 560/3 Why not take the..marigold as her [sc. Princeton's] flower? It..can..be worn as a button-holer by the men.

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

单词	buttonholer
释义	buttonholern. Brit. /ˈbʌtnhəʊlə/, U.S. /ˈbətnˌ(h)oʊlər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: buttonhole v., buttonhole n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < buttonhole v. + -er suffix¹, and partly (in sense 3) < buttonhole n. + -er suffix¹. With sense 1 compare earlier button holder n. 1. With sense 3 compare French boutonnière boutonnière n. 1. A person who (habitually) accosts another and detains him or her in conversation as if by taking hold of a buttonhole on his or her clothing. Also in extended use. Cf. earlier button holder n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > [noun] > talkative person > one who detains in conversation button holder1806 buttonholer1856 1856 N.Y. Daily Times 19 Feb. 1/1 He was one of the most indefatigable ‘button-holers’ that you meet, and the most determined lobbyer that ever invaded Albany. 1877 E. Gosse Cornhill Mag. Dec. 689 Malagene, Otway's tiresome button-holer and secret-monger, is a clumsy prototype of the inimitable Tattle. 1898 N.Y. Observer 7 Apr. 464/2 He had been notorious in his neighborhood as a buttonholer of every man who would listen to his self-complacent talk. 1956 Washington Post 18 Nov. e5/6 Sen. Herman Walker, Republican,..had been a vociferous buttonholer for the Idaho Power Co. in its battle for Hells Canyon. 1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Oct. 1239/4 Simon's own prose style will not be to everyone's taste. He is an inveterate buttonholer. 2000 B. Magee Tristan Chord (2001) i. 22 He was one of nature's buttonholers. To his friends he never stopped talking, always..about himself. 2. a. A person who makes buttonholes, esp. as an occupation. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > [noun] > carrying out specific processes > other > one who presser1549 button-hole hand1858 fitter1858 buttonholer1860 buttoner1863 topper1884 1860 Churchman's Compan. Feb. 154 Alice was to do the button-hole; for Alice Grant was the button-holer par excellence, and..had won the most beautiful pair of scissors ever seen, for her skill. 1884 Graphic 16 Aug. 166/2 The skirt hands get twelve shillings a week..; the button-holers fifteen. 1909 Chatterbox 389/2 A large room..women and girls are busy sewing the pieces of the suits together. In another part we shall find the button-holers at work. 1953 Irish Times 21 July 11/4 (advt.) Wanted, immediately for clothing factory..the following female machinists: coat machinists, trouser machinists, buttonholers, button-sewers. 2013 M. Hutton Story of Soho (new ed.) iii. xi. 127 Above their shops were cutters, pressers and button-holers, all working in hot, crowded conditions which would be outlawed today. b. In a sewing machine: a device or an attachment used to make buttonholes. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [noun] > other specific parts armOE button?1561 running gear1663 relax1676 collar1678 drumhead1698 long arm1717 drum1744 press cloth1745 head1785 absorber1789 bearing plate1794 crown1796 rhodings1805 press box1825 alternator1829 cushion1832 saw tooth1835 shoe1837 keyboard1839 returner1839 cross-head1844 channel shoe1845 baster1846 water port1864 shifter1869 magazine1873 entry port1874 upsetter1875 mechanism1876 tapper1876 tension bar1879 buttonholer1882 take-up1884 auger1886 instrument panel1897 balancer1904 torsion bar1937 powerhead1960 1882 Sporting Times 18 Mar. 8/3 (advt.) With each Machine the following attachments are supplied, Free of Extra Charge—viz., a packet of needles, button-holer, hemmer, button-holder, cotton-spool winder, and adjustable spring attachment. 1958 Clothing Machine Engineer Feb. 11 (advt.) For the home moneymaker The Stitchmaster Automatic Button-holer. 1984 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 968 This 12-stitch machine gives you a built-in buttonholer for bartack buttonholes. 2011 C. Phillips Sewing Machine Classroom 86/2 Don't force the buttonholer into place; it is springlike and will fall into place with a little push. †3. A flower or small spray of flowers worn in the lapel buttonhole or on the lapel of a coat or jacket. Obsolete.Now usually called a buttonhole flower, buttonhole, or boutonnière (see these terms). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > flower(s) for buttonhole buttonhole flower1855 buttonholer1873 buttonhole1875 boutonnière1877 1873 J. Greenwood In Strange Company 209 Violets were there, lilies of the valley, wall-flowers, primroses, and dainty sprigs deftly got up as ‘button-holers’. 1884 Punch 29 Nov. 257/1 Any young clerk who..contemplates buying a ‘button-holer’, or sending a Valentine. 1902 Dry Goods Reporter 4 Oct. 7/1 He was in..Cooper's flower department buying buttonhole bouquets... Lou decked himself out with a buttonholer. 1921 Princeton Alumni Weekly 30 Mar. 560/3 Why not take the..marigold as her [sc. Princeton's] flower? It..can..be worn as a button-holer by the men. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1856
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