Unbutton
[ʌn'bʌt(ə)n] or [,ʌn'bʌtn]
Definition
(v. t.) To loose the buttons of; to unfasten.
Editor: Mervin
Definition
v.t. to loose the buttons of.
Checked by Gardner
Examples
- Whereupon I first unbuttoned my coat, and pulled it off. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- We went in and I unbuttoned my belt and laid it with the emply holster on the counter. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The saint hung down on the Outside of my uniform and I undid the throat of my tunic, unbuttoned the shirt collar and dropped him in under the shirt. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It's my opinion, sir,' said Mr. Stiggins, unbuttoning his coat, and speaking very loudly--'it's my opinion, sir, that this meeting is drunk, sir. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Edited by Lilian