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.
had buttoned
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past perfectof button.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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There was also hopeful talk that the underground in Cuba, realizing that the invasion was foredoomed, had buttoned up and managed to weather the storm.
From Time Magazine Archive
A.F. of L.'s annual convocation had buttoned up its coats and gone home.
From Time Magazine Archive
I had buttoned up the collar and tied the belt, apronlike, in back.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
Harvey had buttoned his pea jacket to his chin and he now turned up the collar, so that it touched his ears.
From The Jungle Fugitives A Tale of Life and Adventure in India Including also Many Stories of American Adventure, Enterprise and Daring by Edward Sylvester Ellis
She had come back sooner than was expected; and before Charlie quite realized all that was happening, Nurse had buttoned on his dry boots, and Mother and he were walking quickly towards the Home Fields.
From Golden Moments Bright Stories for Young Folks by Anonymous
