collar button

American  

noun

1. a button or stud for fastening a detachable collar to the neckband of a shirt or for fastening together the ends of a collar or neckband.

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Etymology

Origin of collar button

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Because I go down on "all fours" to find collar button on a floor, please do not imagine I am writing this letter in "all fours'" too.

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

The stump of windpipe which remains is turned over and pulled through a hole in the front of the neck, at the point where a collar button usually rests.

From Time Magazine Archive

The collar button simply decides the floor looks more comfortable than the dresser, and is a little bewildered when somebody starts yelling at it.

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