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buttony
[ buht-n-ee ]
/ ˈbʌt n i /
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How to use buttony in a sentence
You have me a little gray, hairy kitten, with shoe-buttony eyes.
Roads of Destiny|O. HenryShe had been trying to put herself to sleep by changing the buttons on that very-buttony ulster of hers.
The Messenger|Elizabeth RobinsHis skin was sallow; his eyes were big, wide apart, of an untransparent buttony brilliancy, and in colour dully blue.
Grey Roses|Henry HarlandHer skirt made a buttony noise with the heads of the rib-grass.
There and Back|George MacDonald