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buttonhole
noun(but-ton-hole)
a slit or loop through which a button is passed
buttonhole
noun(but-ton-hole)
boutonniere
buttonhole
verb(but-ton-hole)
to furnish with buttonholes
buttonhole
verb(but-ton-hole)
to work with buttonhole stitch
buttonhole
verb(but-ton-hole)
to detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of
buttonhole
noun(but-ton-hole)
a closely worked loop stitch used to make a firm edge (as on a buttonhole)

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