2 entries under this word

Buttonhole

Bŭt'ton-hōle, n.

noun

n. The loop or hole in which a button is caught.

Bŭt'ton-hōle, v. t.

verbtransitive

To hold by the button or button-hole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he button-holed me a full hour.