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Definition of: buttonhole
(but′n·hōl′) noun
A slit to receive and hold a button.
—v.t. ·holed, ·hol·ing
1. To work buttonholes in.
2. To sew with a buttonhole stitch.
3. To detain by conversation; importune.
—but′ton·hol′·er noun
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