UNBUTTON


Meaning of UNBUTTON in English

/un but"n/ , v.t.

1. to free (buttons) from buttonholes; unfasten or undo.

2. to unfasten by or as if by unbuttoning: to unbutton a jacket.

3. to disclose (one's feelings, thoughts, etc.) after deliberate or prolonged silence.

v.i.

4. to unfasten a button or one's buttons.

[ 1275-1325; ME unbotenen. See UN- 2 , BUTTON ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .