Buttonhole : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Buttonhole	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Buttonhole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
buttonhole n a hole through which buttons are pushed [syn: buttonhole, button hole] v detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors Synonym(s): lobby, buttonhole
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buttonhole \But"ton*hole`\, n. The hole or loop in which a button is caught.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Buttonhole \But"ton*hole`\, v. t. To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.