button-down

[ buht-n-doun ]

/ ˈbʌt nˌdaʊn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR button-down ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

(of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.

(of a shirt) having a button-down collar.

(of a shirt) having buttons down the front from the collar to the bottom.

Also buttoned-down . (especially of attitudes, opinions, etc.) extremely conventional; unimaginative.

Origin of button-down

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Words nearby button-down

buttock, buttock-clenching, button, buttonball, buttonbush, button-down, button ear, buttoned-up, buttonhole, buttonhole someone, buttonhole stitch

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Example sentences from the Web for button-down

She often dressed casually in button-down shirts, sweaters, and skinny jeans.
Teaching ‘The Great Gatsby’ in Chengdu, China|Matt Lombardi|May 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They are neither formal nor distant, the button-down shirts open at the collar signaling vulnerability rather than posturing.
Naftali Bennett Wants You!|Don Futterman|December 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mitt will give a pitch-perfect, button-down speech accepting the GOP nomination Thursday night.
What If Mitt Romney Said What He Really Thought Thursday Night|Matt Latimer|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for button-down

button-down

adjective

(of a collar) having points that are fastened to the garment with buttons

(of a shirt) having a button-down collar

Also: buttoned-down conventional or conservativea button-down corporate culture

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	button-down
释义	button-down [ buht-n-doun ] / ˈbʌt nˌdaʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR button-down ON THESAURUS.COM adjective (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt. (of a shirt) having a button-down collar. (of a shirt) having buttons down the front from the collar to the bottom. Also buttoned-down . (especially of attitudes, opinions, etc.) extremely conventional; unimaginative. Origin of button-down An Americanism dating back to 1930–35 Words nearby button-down buttock, buttock-clenching, button, buttonball, buttonbush, button-down, button ear, buttoned-up, buttonhole, buttonhole someone, buttonhole stitch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for button-down She often dressed casually in button-down shirts, sweaters, and skinny jeans. Teaching ‘The Great Gatsby’ in Chengdu, China\|Matt Lombardi\|May 20, 2013\|DAILY BEAST They are neither formal nor distant, the button-down shirts open at the collar signaling vulnerability rather than posturing. Naftali Bennett Wants You!\|Don Futterman\|December 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Mitt will give a pitch-perfect, button-down speech accepting the GOP nomination Thursday night. What If Mitt Romney Said What He Really Thought Thursday Night\|Matt Latimer\|August 30, 2012\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for button-down button-down adjective (of a collar) having points that are fastened to the garment with buttons (of a shirt) having a button-down collar Also: buttoned-down conventional or conservativea button-down corporate culture Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to button-down boring, conformist, conservative, old-fashioned, strait-laced, stuffy, traditional, unimaginative, buttoned-down
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button-down

adjective

Origin of button-down

Words nearby button-down

Example sentences from the Web for button-down

British Dictionary definitions for button-down

adjective

Words related to button-down