buttoningn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtn̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈbʌtnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbətn̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈbətnɪŋ/

Forms: see button v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: button v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < button v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action or process of button v. (in various senses); an instance of this. Also with up.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [noun] > lip or lips > buttoning

buttoning1873

1393 in L. T. Smith Exped. Prussia & Holy Land Earl Derby (1894) 288 (MED) Item apud Siron pro botening j lorice.

c1554 Bk. Chardges Quenes Maiesties Stable in Gentleman's Mag. Mar. (1861) 279 Item for taselling and butonynge of a purple rayne, w^t a caull of sylver, and ij. butons for the stiropps xviij^s.

1579 J. Jones Arte preseruing Bodie & Soule i. x. 21 The Persian, Spanish, or Italian working of silks, as spinning, twisting..purling, buttoning, etc.

1640 J. Mabbe tr. M. de Cervantes Exemplarie Novells i. 2 He..returned to the buttoning up of his doubtlet.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words at Infibulation A buttoning or buckling in.

1712 Case Duke Hamilton & Ld. Mohun (ed. 3) 9 The Duke himself came and hurried him into his Chariot so soon, that he finished the Buttoning of his Wastecoat there.

1791 J. Byng Diary 27 June in Torrington Diaries (1935) II. 342 Life is a tiresome business; little else but packing, unpacking, buttoning, and buttoning!

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. iv. 82 The guard..finishes his buttonings and other preparations for facing the three hours before dawn.

1873 Sunday Mag. June 622 A funny little buttoning of her lips.

1907 E. Wharton Madame de Treymes i. 2 The buttoning of the white glove over which Fanny de Malrive still lingered.

a1920 R. J. Farrer Rainbow Bridge (1922) xiv. 303 Bill mocked at my..difficult buttonings into a suit that had once been decent.

1968 Washington Post 4 Aug. e5/4 The buttoning up of time and place is now going on in Moscow between U.S. Ambassador Llewellyn E. Thompson and Soviet officials.

2002 W. Self Dorian (2003) i. 11 Ach! All this buttoning and unbuttoning. This is my last hit for this hour.

2. concrete. A fastening (esp. on an item of clothing) made by a button or row of buttons.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > fastening

garteringa1529

cingling1603

strait-lacing1636

buttoninga1645

succincture1894

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > fastenings > button

buttona1350

tit1635

buttoninga1645

a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) v. i. 263 A long vestment..fastned with buttonings of diamonds.

1693 London Gaz. No. 2832/4 A black Hat, the buttening commonly behind.

?1796 Taylor's Compl. Guide ii. ix. 66 Take a measure all down the buttoning as low as the intended length required.

1826 W. Scott Woodstock II. ix. 233 Albert..undid the coarse buttonings of his leathern gamashes.

1872 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 412/2 Everyone must have noticed the nick in the folded collar of the coat and of the waistcoat; this is of course made to allow for the buttoning round the neck.

1925 Today's Housewife Feb. 16/3 When one is inclined to be stout, a straight-line tunic with long, graceful lapels and buttoning at the center-front..is always a slenderizing style.

1993 Esquire Dec. 122/2 Historically, this was known as English-or Richmond-style buttoning.

3. Botany. The action or process of forming flower buds, esp. prematurely; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > cabbage or kale > head > forming a head

cabbaging1670

buttoning1799

loafing1818

1799 J. B. Bordley Ess. & Notes Husbandry 135 Failure of plants from frost, drought, or fly;..buttening [sic] low, for want of rain;..&c.

1828 C. McIntosh Pract. Gardener 154 We..prevent them [sc. cauliflower and the varieties of broccoli] from running into seed, or, as it is technically called, buttoning.

1838 J. Gaskins Farmer's Guide 64 The ripeness of the tobacco is pointed out by its buttoning and blossoming.

1852 J. H. Knight Midl. Florist vi. 108 The prevention of premature heading, or buttoning [in broccoli].

1903 Gardeners' Chron. 2 May 279/3 Dryness of the soil being the chief cause of buttoning in Cauliflowers, water should be afforded on mild mornings.

1986 D. E. Hill Broccoli Trials 1985 6/2 Planting earlier than April 20 would probably cause a higher percentage of ‘buttoning’.

2009 Topeka (Kansas) Capital-Jrnl. (Nexis) 21 Mar. (At Home section) 3 Buttoning can happen when broccoli and cauliflower are exposed to stressful conditions.

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

buttoningadj.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtn̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈbʌtnɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbətn̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈbətnɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: button v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < button v. + -ing suffix².

With modifying word or as the second element in compounds: that is fastened in a particular way with a button or buttons.

ΚΠ

1837 Fraser's Mag. Feb. 238/1 With a black stock, a good double-breasted close-buttoning frock, a pair of trousers, and Wellington boots, a man may appear well dressed without another article of clothing on his person.

1885 T. H. Holding Ladies' Cutting made Easy 32/1 Ladies' vests are worn..to show above the turn of a low-buttoning jacket.

1940 Life 30 Sept. 40 (caption) Men's jackets..with broad shoulders, right buttoning, first made fashion news last May.

1960 Daily Express 30 Aug. 5/3 Back buttoning turtle necks of matching fabric.

1997 Esquire Mar. 73/1 Brigham Young was right, by his lights, to fear the stylish new front-buttoning trousers, which he called ‘fornication pants’.

2015 Times (Nexis) 15 Jan. 56 His occasional dabble with men's fashion included the purchase of a black Cossack side-buttoning shirt.

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

单词	buttoning
释义	buttoningn. Brit. /ˈbʌtn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈbʌtnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbətn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈbətnɪŋ/ Forms: see button v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: button v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < button v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action or process of button v. (in various senses); an instance of this. Also with up. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [noun] > lip or lips > buttoning buttoning1873 1393 in L. T. Smith Exped. Prussia & Holy Land Earl Derby (1894) 288 (MED) Item apud Siron pro botening j lorice. c1554 Bk. Chardges Quenes Maiesties Stable in Gentleman's Mag. Mar. (1861) 279 Item for taselling and butonynge of a purple rayne, w^t a caull of sylver, and ij. butons for the stiropps xviij^s. 1579 J. Jones Arte preseruing Bodie & Soule i. x. 21 The Persian, Spanish, or Italian working of silks, as spinning, twisting..purling, buttoning, etc. 1640 J. Mabbe tr. M. de Cervantes Exemplarie Novells i. 2 He..returned to the buttoning up of his doubtlet. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words at Infibulation A buttoning or buckling in. 1712 Case Duke Hamilton & Ld. Mohun (ed. 3) 9 The Duke himself came and hurried him into his Chariot so soon, that he finished the Buttoning of his Wastecoat there. 1791 J. Byng Diary 27 June in Torrington Diaries (1935) II. 342 Life is a tiresome business; little else but packing, unpacking, buttoning, and buttoning! 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. iv. 82 The guard..finishes his buttonings and other preparations for facing the three hours before dawn. 1873 Sunday Mag. June 622 A funny little buttoning of her lips. 1907 E. Wharton Madame de Treymes i. 2 The buttoning of the white glove over which Fanny de Malrive still lingered. a1920 R. J. Farrer Rainbow Bridge (1922) xiv. 303 Bill mocked at my..difficult buttonings into a suit that had once been decent. 1968 Washington Post 4 Aug. e5/4 The buttoning up of time and place is now going on in Moscow between U.S. Ambassador Llewellyn E. Thompson and Soviet officials. 2002 W. Self Dorian (2003) i. 11 Ach! All this buttoning and unbuttoning. This is my last hit for this hour. 2. concrete. A fastening (esp. on an item of clothing) made by a button or row of buttons. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > fastening garteringa1529 cingling1603 strait-lacing1636 buttoninga1645 succincture1894 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > fastenings > button buttona1350 tit1635 buttoninga1645 a1645 W. Browne tr. M. Le Roy Hist. Polexander (1647) v. i. 263 A long vestment..fastned with buttonings of diamonds. 1693 London Gaz. No. 2832/4 A black Hat, the buttening commonly behind. ?1796 Taylor's Compl. Guide ii. ix. 66 Take a measure all down the buttoning as low as the intended length required. 1826 W. Scott Woodstock II. ix. 233 Albert..undid the coarse buttonings of his leathern gamashes. 1872 Macmillan's Mag. Sept. 412/2 Everyone must have noticed the nick in the folded collar of the coat and of the waistcoat; this is of course made to allow for the buttoning round the neck. 1925 Today's Housewife Feb. 16/3 When one is inclined to be stout, a straight-line tunic with long, graceful lapels and buttoning at the center-front..is always a slenderizing style. 1993 Esquire Dec. 122/2 Historically, this was known as English-or Richmond-style buttoning. 3. Botany. The action or process of forming flower buds, esp. prematurely; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > cabbage or kale > head > forming a head cabbaging1670 buttoning1799 loafing1818 1799 J. B. Bordley Ess. & Notes Husbandry 135 Failure of plants from frost, drought, or fly;..buttening [sic] low, for want of rain;..&c. 1828 C. McIntosh Pract. Gardener 154 We..prevent them [sc. cauliflower and the varieties of broccoli] from running into seed, or, as it is technically called, buttoning. 1838 J. Gaskins Farmer's Guide 64 The ripeness of the tobacco is pointed out by its buttoning and blossoming. 1852 J. H. Knight Midl. Florist vi. 108 The prevention of premature heading, or buttoning [in broccoli]. 1903 Gardeners' Chron. 2 May 279/3 Dryness of the soil being the chief cause of buttoning in Cauliflowers, water should be afforded on mild mornings. 1986 D. E. Hill Broccoli Trials 1985 6/2 Planting earlier than April 20 would probably cause a higher percentage of ‘buttoning’. 2009 Topeka (Kansas) Capital-Jrnl. (Nexis) 21 Mar. (At Home section) 3 Buttoning can happen when broccoli and cauliflower are exposed to stressful conditions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). buttoningadj. Brit. /ˈbʌtn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈbʌtnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbətn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈbətnɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: button v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < button v. + -ing suffix². With modifying word or as the second element in compounds: that is fastened in a particular way with a button or buttons. ΚΠ 1837 Fraser's Mag. Feb. 238/1 With a black stock, a good double-breasted close-buttoning frock, a pair of trousers, and Wellington boots, a man may appear well dressed without another article of clothing on his person. 1885 T. H. Holding Ladies' Cutting made Easy 32/1 Ladies' vests are worn..to show above the turn of a low-buttoning jacket. 1940 Life 30 Sept. 40 (caption) Men's jackets..with broad shoulders, right buttoning, first made fashion news last May. 1960 Daily Express 30 Aug. 5/3 Back buttoning turtle necks of matching fabric. 1997 Esquire Mar. 73/1 Brigham Young was right, by his lights, to fear the stylish new front-buttoning trousers, which he called ‘fornication pants’. 2015 Times (Nexis) 15 Jan. 56 His occasional dabble with men's fashion included the purchase of a black Cossack side-buttoning shirt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1393adj.1837
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