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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 but·ton·hole /ˈbʌtṇˌhol/
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 But·ton·hole, v. t. To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a quarter of an hour.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 buttonhole
      n : a hole through which buttons are pushed [syn: button hole]
      v : detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the
          outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
          [syn: lobby]