buttonhole Definition
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buttonhole
noun
- 1. A small slit or hole through which a button is passed to fasten a garment.
2. A flower or flowers worn in a buttonhole or pinned to a lapel. US equivalent boutonnière.
- 1. To stop someone, especially someone who is reluctant to engage in conversation, and force conversation on them.
2. To make buttonholes in something.
