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Definition of Buttonholed
1. buttonhole [v] - See also: buttonhole
Literary usage of Buttonholed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nineteenth Century (1896)
"Some people do not like being ' buttonholed.' I, on the contrary, ... To the '
buttonholed' he pours out in indignant whispers all his pent-up wrath against ..."
2. Household Sewing with Home Dressmaking by Bertha Banner (1898)
"The strands are buttonholed over, with the stitches put as closely together as
possible and carefully fastened off on the wrong side; the purled edge of the ..."
3. Dictionary of Textiles by Louis Harmuth (1915)
"Rococo Embroidery—Applique needlework having plain patterns buttonholed with ...
Roman Embroidery—The conventional patterns are buttonholed with silk to ..."
4. The Home Maker by Jane Cunningham Croly (1889)
"The handsomest specimens have all the cut-away spaces filled with basket stitches
or with buttonholed guipure bars, or bars made of heavy rope silk or ..."
5. University and Social Settlements by Will Reason (1898)
"The clubs I speak of are for Esau, and, as a first step to making him religious,
have no religious test; let him be as free from being 'buttonholed' in your ..."
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