Defn: See Buttonwood.
BUTTONBUSH
But"ton*bush`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A shrub (Cephalanthus occidentalis) growing by the waterside; - - so called from its globular head of flowers. See Capitulum.
BUTTONHOLE
But"ton*hole`, n.
Defn: The hole or loop in which a button is caught.
BUTTONHOLE
But"ton*hole`, v. t.
Defn: To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.
BUTTONMOLD
But"ton*mold`, n.
Defn: A disk of bone, wood, or other material, which is made into a button by covering it with cloth. [Written also buttonmould.] Fossil buttonmolds, joints of encrinites. See Encrinite.
BUTTONS
But"tons, n.