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Meaning of Buttonholer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. One who detains somebody in conversation against their will.
  2. An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions involved in sewing a buttonhole.

Equivalents

العربية المُكْرِه

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Buttonholes buttonholing buttonhook Buttoning buttonlessness buttonmaker

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