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
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.
• (resembling a button): buttonlike
buttony (uncountable)
The manufacture of buttons.
(Scotland, games) A children’s game played with buttons.
• (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
10 February 2025
(noun) the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
