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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