Buttonhole

Definitions

1. A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
2. A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration.
   British
3. So shaped that it can be worn on a buttonhole or it is similar to a buttonhole.
   British, attributive
4. A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel.
5. The mouth, nose or eyes of a tiny appearance.
6. vagina, coin slot.
   obsolete
7. The butthole (anus).

Equivalents

Examples

“The usual cause of conjunctival buttonholes is penetration of the tissue by the tip⟳ of a sharp instrument […]”

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