button
noun
a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop.
buttoner
-
a word derived from
button.
Example Sentences
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A regulating screwdriver is used for this, but in its absence, a wire hook, similar to a shoe buttoner, will turn the screw.
From Piano Tuning A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs by J. Cree (Jerry Cree) Fischer
A small weight, such as a shoe buttoner, placed on the arm near the stylus will cause enough friction to make the pendulum "die" faster and thus remedy the trouble.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
