n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: but · toned ; but · ton · ing \ ' b ə t-ni ŋ , ' b ə -t ə n-i ŋ \
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to furnish or decorate with buttons
2 a : to pass (a button) through a buttonhole or loop b : to close or fasten with buttons ― often used with up < button up your overcoat>
3 a : to close (the lips) to prevent speech < button your lip> b : to close or seal tightly ― usually used with up < button up the house for winter>
intransitive verb : to have buttons for fastening <this dress button s at the back>
– but · ton · er \ ' b ə t-n ə r, ' b ə -t ə n- ə r \ noun