buttonyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtn̩i/, U.S.

/ˈbətn̩i/

Forms: see button n. and -y suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: button n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < button n. + -y suffix¹.

1. Resembling a button, esp. in being small and round.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > circular > like a button

buttony1597

button-like1657

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 12 The buttonie flowers of Sea wormwood.

1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 62 The blistered buttony Ore, which is protuberant in a semi-circular form.

1842 W. C. Spooner White's Compend. Vet. Art (ed. 17) iii. xxxiii. 163 Symptoms are..costiveness, the fæces being small and buttony.

1874 W. T. Fox Skin Dis. (ed. 3) xx. 469 The foot..is studded over with little soft buttony elevations about the size of a pea.

1939 Country Life 4 Feb. p. xlii/2 Little buttony sweetly-scented blossoms of warm nankeen yellow.

1968 Literary Rev. 11 465 A buttony mouth, pretty deep set eyes and an old black hand bag.

2014 D. Mitchell Bone Clocks 68 A woman sits by the door... Buttony eyes,..frizzy hair, a face full of old regrets.

2. Covered or decorated with buttons.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing parts of clothing

purfledc1400

weltedc1507

blue1600

buttoned1604

cockaded1713

epauletted1810

shoulder-knotted1812

plumigerous1827

white-favoured1847

buttony1848

scale-shouldered1849

pointed1904

whaleboned1908

ruffly1909

ruched1923

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > buttons > abounding in

buttony1848

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lx. 542 The lady's maid..and the buttony page, became soon..familiar to Amelia.

1861 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner vii. 65 The small youth..in a new jacket and trousers, buttony in front.

1912 Musical Standard 2 Mar. 137/1 Little boys in buttony uniforms..relieve you of your coat.

1960 R. Blythe Treasonable Growth xii. 209 Bateson and Rube..had been sitting..on one of the buttony sofas carrying on a laconic conversation.

2016 Financial Times 26 Nov. 4 She wore a 1980s shoulder-padded mauve suit... It was boxy, buttony and in-your-face.

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

单词	buttony
释义	buttonyadj. Brit. /ˈbʌtn̩i/, U.S. /ˈbətn̩i/ Forms: see button n. and -y suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: button n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < button n. + -y suffix¹. 1. Resembling a button, esp. in being small and round. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] > circular > like a button buttony1597 button-like1657 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 12 The buttonie flowers of Sea wormwood. 1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 62 The blistered buttony Ore, which is protuberant in a semi-circular form. 1842 W. C. Spooner White's Compend. Vet. Art (ed. 17) iii. xxxiii. 163 Symptoms are..costiveness, the fæces being small and buttony. 1874 W. T. Fox Skin Dis. (ed. 3) xx. 469 The foot..is studded over with little soft buttony elevations about the size of a pea. 1939 Country Life 4 Feb. p. xlii/2 Little buttony sweetly-scented blossoms of warm nankeen yellow. 1968 Literary Rev. 11 465 A buttony mouth, pretty deep set eyes and an old black hand bag. 2014 D. Mitchell Bone Clocks 68 A woman sits by the door... Buttony eyes,..frizzy hair, a face full of old regrets. 2. Covered or decorated with buttons. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing parts of clothing purfledc1400 weltedc1507 blue1600 buttoned1604 cockaded1713 epauletted1810 shoulder-knotted1812 plumigerous1827 white-favoured1847 buttony1848 scale-shouldered1849 pointed1904 whaleboned1908 ruffly1909 ruched1923 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > having specific parts > buttons > abounding in buttony1848 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lx. 542 The lady's maid..and the buttony page, became soon..familiar to Amelia. 1861 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner vii. 65 The small youth..in a new jacket and trousers, buttony in front. 1912 Musical Standard 2 Mar. 137/1 Little boys in buttony uniforms..relieve you of your coat. 1960 R. Blythe Treasonable Growth xii. 209 Bateson and Rube..had been sitting..on one of the buttony sofas carrying on a laconic conversation. 2016 Financial Times 26 Nov. 4 She wore a 1980s shoulder-padded mauve suit... It was boxy, buttony and in-your-face. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1597
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