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BUTTONY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does buttony mean?
• BUTTONY (adjective)
The adjective BUTTONY has 2 senses:
1. small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
2. ornamented with many buttons
Familiarity information: BUTTONY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
Synonyms:
beadlike; beady; buttonlike; buttony
Context example:
black buttony eyes
Similar:
bright (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts)
Derivation:
button (a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ornamented with many buttons
Similar:
adorned; decorated (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)
Derivation:
button (a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes)
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