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Meaning of "buttonholer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUTTONHOLER

buttonholer  [ˈbʌtənhəʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUTTONHOLER

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Buttonholer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUTTONHOLER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

buttonholer

Buttonholer

A buttonholer is an attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions involved in sewing a buttonhole. Most modern sewing machines have this function built in, but many older machines do not, and straight stitch machines cannot sew a zigzag stitch with which buttonholes are constructed. A buttonholer attachment can create buttonholes from any sewing machine capable of making a lock stitch. The buttonholer's adaptor attaches to the machine's presser bar, replacing the presser foot. In its place the buttonholer employs a cloth clamp with teeth on the underside to hold the material firmly whilst manipulating the cloth side to side and forwards and backwards. Driven by the up and down stitching motion of the needle bar via the fork arm straddling the needle clamp, it executes the series of movements to complete a buttonhole by moving the material rather than by moving the needle. Buttonholers usually include a metal feed cover plate to cover the machine's feed dogs, so that they do not interfere with that of the buttonholer, though some machines allow the feed dogs to be disengaged or 'dropped'.

Definition of buttonholer in the English dictionary

The definition of buttonholer in the dictionary is a person who buttonholes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUTTONHOLER


Angola
æŋˈɡəʊlə
bipolar
baɪˈpəʊlə
bola
ˈbəʊlə
Coca-Cola
ˌkəʊkəˈkəʊlə
cola
ˈkəʊlə
controller
kənˈtrəʊlə
Ebola
iːˈbəʊlə
kola
ˈkəʊlə
Loyola
lɔɪˈəʊlə
mola
ˈməʊlə
molar
ˈməʊlə
pigeonholer
ˈpɪdʒɪnˌhəʊlə
polar
ˈpəʊlə
potholer
ˈpɒthəʊlə
roller
ˈrəʊlə
sola
ˈsəʊlə
solar
ˈsəʊlə
stroller
ˈstrəʊlə
viola
vɪˈəʊlə
volar
ˈvəʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUTTONHOLER

button quail
button rose
button tow
button tree
button up
button-down
button-through
buttonball
buttonbush
buttoned up
buttoned-down
buttoner
buttonhold
buttonhole
buttonhole stitch
buttonhook
buttonless
buttonmould
buttons
buttonwood

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUTTONHOLER

cajoler
caroler
choler
condoler
consoler
cooler
desert cooler
gaoler
home-schooler
intercooler
oil cooler
poler
pooler
preschooler
proler
spooler
tooler
violer
water cooler
wine cooler

Synonyms and antonyms of buttonholer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «buttonholer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUTTONHOLER

Find out the translation of buttonholer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of buttonholer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «buttonholer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

锁眼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ojales
570 millions of speakers

English

buttonholer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

buttonholer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

buttonholer
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

петельный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

buttonholer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

buttonholer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boutonnière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buttonholer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Knopfloch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

buttonholer
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

buttonholer
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Button
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buttonholer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

buttonholer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बटनहोलर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

buttonholer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attaccabottoni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

buttonholer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

петельний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

buttonholer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

buttonholer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buttonholer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

buttonholer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

buttonholer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of buttonholer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUTTONHOLER»

The term «buttonholer» is normally little used and occupies the 127.859 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUTTONHOLER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «buttonholer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «buttonholer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about buttonholer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUTTONHOLER»

Discover the use of buttonholer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to buttonholer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Sewing Machine Classroom: Learn the Ins & Outs of Your ...
BUTTONHOLER. Manual buttonholers can require a two-step, four-step, five-step or six-step process depending on the machine. Check the machine manual for the exact procedure for your buttonhole foot. The buttonhole foot has a slider and  ...
Charlene Phillips, 2011
2
Biennial Report of the Bureau of Labor of the State of New ...
5 2 2 4 11 10 I Burnisher 22 1 17 10 Burnisher 6 S 2 1 I 3 10 Buttonholer 4 Buttonholer ... 1 Buttonholer .. . 5 Buttonholer ... 4 Buttonholer ... 1 Buttonholer ... 4 Buttonholer ... в Buttonholer ... 1 Buttonholer ... 1 Buttonholer ... 4 Buttonholer .
New Hampshire. Bureau of Labor, 1896
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Report
§8 2 r 5 Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Burnisher Buttonholer ... Buttonholer . . . Buttonholer .
New Hampshire. Bureau of Labor, 1896
4
Scouting
CRAFTSMAN WEBELOS DEN MEETINGS FOURTH WEEK Den Leader, Den Chief, and Denner Review Plans Before Each Meeting and Check Equipment Needed BEFORE THE MEETING Supplies: materials for Buttonholer puzzle, ( Den ...
5
Alphabetical Index of Occupations and Industries: 1960 ...
... mfg Ind W Buttonhole maker Mfg Ind 705 Buttonhole maker Except mfg Ind W Buttonhole marker Ind W Buttonholer Mfg Ind 705 Buttonholer Except mfg Ind W Button-machine operator Ind W Button maker Ind W (296) Button man Mining.
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1960
6
Introduction to Interaction: Understanding Talk in Formal ...
He introduces the topic of the blouse and explains why he needs help (he would do it himself, but his mother's buttonholer is broken). Notice that by use ofthe pre- request sequence, Fred is able to avoid producing the actual request. He never ...
Angela Cora Garcia, 2013
7
Thirteen Buttonholes
Annie continued working as a buttonholer. Another position had become available but it was a buttonholer position, too. It had been Rosie's. She had not returned to the shop after Tony was killed. She had moved in with her mother and father ...
Joann C. Odenwelder
8
Census of Population 1960: Alphabetical Index of Occupations ...
Except mfg Ind W Buttonhole maker Mfg Ind 705 Buttonhole maker Except mfg Ind W Buttonhole marker Ind W Buttonholer Mfg Ind 705 Buttonholer Except mfg Ind W Button-machine operator Ind W Button maker Ind W (296) Button tnnn Mining ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1960
9
Scouting
BEFORE Have sticks and string for THE buttonholer puzzles, Den MEETING Chief's Denbook; Genius STARTS Kit for each boy (if not already distributed); paper and pencils for following directions, Games for Cub Scouts; U. S. flag.
10
Scouting
DEN MEETINGS FIRST WEEK SECOND WEEK THIRD WEEK FOURTH WEEK BEFORE Supplies: materials for THE buttonholer trick, Den MEETING Chiefs Denbook; Cub STARTS Scout Songbook, balloon and string for balloon volleyball, ...

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUTTONHOLER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term buttonholer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Boomerang Theatre Company to Present Johnna Adams …
Three extraneous Danish court officials: a professional loud mouth (the buttonholer), a kiss ass for hire (the lickspittle) and a successful dastard ... «Broadway World, Apr 15»
2
Erie tailor creates Civil War costumes
... and knows that buttonholes in both Union and Confederate uniforms were hand-stitched in the absence of a mechanized buttonholer then. «The Denver Post, Sep 14»
3
Word Odyssey - Mein Doppelganger: Useful Foreign Words
Italians would call such an acquaintance an attaccabottoni—a buttonholer. And that is the denouement of today's Word Odyssey column. «Tucson Weekly, Jul 14»
4
The King of Comedy, review
The jaded Langford gives him some tips, but inwardly keeps his distance: he reassures his buttonholer that "Once you get over the initial ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»
5
Boomerang Theatre Co. to Present 'LICKSPITTLES,' CANDIDA & TO …
The three men journey to France and meet Napoleon's top lickspittle,buttonholer and go-between, their female counterparts. Plots abound ... «Broadway World, Aug 13»
6
Painting: Dead and Loving It
to a buttonholer at a party.) Myers thinks that the documents in the book suggest that “what has already been said about painting is still not ... «Brooklyn Rail, May 11»
7
This Could Be the Last Journalist—Pity the Business
In any group, people run when they see Lloyd, an inveterate buttonholer with almost nothing to say (and when he does it's so dopey everybody has a small ... «Newser, Jun 10»
8
Otherland: A Journey with My Daughter
At times the tone can become a trifle hectoring, a little too pally towards the reader, but Tumarkin is really just an enthusiastic buttonholer with a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 10»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Buttonholer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/buttonholer>. Apr 2024 ».
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