VDict - Definition of buttonhole

English - English (Wordnet) dictionary (also found in English - Vietnamese, )

buttonhole

Noun

Verb

detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "buttonhole":
button hole buttonhole
Words contain "buttonhole":
buttonhole buttonhole stitch
Words contain "buttonhole" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
cutwork point lace buttonhole stitch buttonhook needlepoint blanket stitch boutonniere buttonhole