collar button
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of collar button
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Button Next to his neck A. F. Sims of Wichita, Kans., wore the same gold collar button for 33 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
He explained that after he had five times tried to insert it in his shirt, his collar button had fallen on the floor and rolled out of sight.
From Time Magazine Archive
Stepping back from the microphones, he peeled off his black coat, ripped off his Roman collar, plucked out the collar button fastening his neckband.
From Time Magazine Archive
The underwriting syndicates embrace 5,316 moneyed members�double the total in 1945�who collectively put up pieces of their personal fortunes and are liable for losses down to their last collar button.
From Time Magazine Archive
I helped him into a clean white shirt and knotted his tie for him, noting the two inches of empty space between the collar button and Baba’s neck.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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