BUTTONY
buttony
(adjective) ornamented with many buttons
beady, beadlike, buttony, buttonlike
(adjective) small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; “bright beady eyes”; “black buttony eyes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
buttony (comparative more buttony, superlative most buttony)
Having a large number of buttons.
Resembling a button or buttons.
(of berries) Not fully grown and matured; overly small and insufficiently juicy.
(of hops) Full-berried.
Synonyms
• (resembling a button): buttonlike
Noun
buttony (uncountable)
The manufacture of buttons.
(Scotland, games) A children’s game played with buttons.
Synonyms
• (manufacture of buttons): buttonmaking
Source: Wiktionary
But"ton*y, a.
Definition: Ornamented with a large number of buttons. "The buttony boy." Thackeray. "My coat so blue and buttony." W. S. Gilbert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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