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button-down
[ buht-n-doun ]
adjective
- (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- (of a shirt) having a button-down collar.
- (of a shirt) having buttons down the front from the collar to the bottom.
- Also buttoned-down. (especially of attitudes, opinions, etc.) extremely conventional; unimaginative.
button-down
adjective
- (of a collar) having points that are fastened to the garment with buttons
- (of a shirt) having a button-down collar
- Alsobuttoned-down conventional or conservative
a button-down corporate culture
Word History and Origins
Origin of button-down1
Example Sentences
Clad in a blue, striped button-down, a silver watch adorning his left wrist, Huckabee beams on the cover.
She wore a black button-down shirt and black mini-shorts and heels.
At the 1998 Academy Awards, Sharon Stone chose to pair a sleek lavender Vera Wang skirt with a white button-down.
Over Skype, wearing a blue button-down and Apple earbuds, he looks like any other stay-at-home dad in North Scottsdale.
She sports a Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane leopard button-down, a black blazer, and red leather pants.
He laid a common coat button down on the table, with a piece of cloth adhering.
"We'd better stop to button down the rain-curtains, Captain," advised Jim.
She had tried long series of shorts, and, once, she had held the button down for a solid three minutes.
All I took from Adelaide were a small set of scales capable of determining the weight of a button down to 20 ozs.
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