Buttoning
['bʌtniŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Button
Checker: Mitchell
Examples
- Now for Mr. Breckinridge, he continued, buttoning up his coat as we came out into the frosty air. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Why, it seems only yesterday that I was buttoning Amy's pinafore, and pulling your hair when you teased. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Mr. Weller reflected for a short time, and then, buttoning up his coat with great determination, said-- 'I'll keep a pike. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Our party is complete, said Holmes, buttoning up his pea-jacket and taking his heavy hunting crop from the rack. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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