Meaning of rebutton | Babel Free
Examples
“Ms. Osborne notes that in Edwardian London adulterous affairs tended to be conducted between the hours of five and seven (known as a “cinq à sept”) because it took women lots of time in those days to unbutton and unlace their layers of corsets, chemises and underskirts, let⟳ alone relace and rebutton them up afterward, so lovers scheduled their visits for just after tea when “ladies were undressing in order⟳ to exchange⟳ their afternoon clothes for their evening ones.””
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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