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

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

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

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

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

It fastened around the neck with a collar button and the vest held it in place.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith