Dorset button

noun

A traditional button made by repeatedly binding yarn over a disc or ring former.

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Meanings

nounDorset button (plural Dorset buttons)

plural Dorset buttons

  1. A traditional button made by repeatedly binding yarn over a disc or ring former.

Origin

From the name of the English county where they used to be made.

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Dorset button. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dorset%20button

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“Dorset button.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dorset%20button. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dorset button,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dorset%20button.

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