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nounbuttonmaking (uncountable)
- uncountableThe manufacture of buttons.
Catastrophically for Dorset buttony, Ashton's buttonmaking machine was invented in 1850 and proudly exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. As a consequence of this invention, the Dorset cottage industry collapsed virtually overnight […]
2010, David Hilliam, Little Book of DorsetSynonyms: buttony
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nounThe manufacture of buttons.
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buttonmaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttonmaking
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