buttonhold

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A form of buttonhole — A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.

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Meanings

verbbuttonhold (third-person singular simple present buttonholds, present participle buttonholding, simple past and past participle buttonheld)

present singular third person buttonholds · participle present buttonholding · participle past buttonheld · past buttonheld

  1. datedDated form of buttonhole (“to detain (a person) in conversation against their will”).

Origin

From button + hold.

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APA

buttonhold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttonhold

MLA

“buttonhold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttonhold. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buttonhold,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttonhold.

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