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collar button

col·lar but·ton
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kol-er buht-n]
    • /ˈkɒl ər ˈbʌt n/
    • /ˈkɒl.ər ˈbʌtn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kol-er buht-n]
    • /ˈkɒl ər ˈbʌt n/

Definitions of collar button words

  • noun collar button the button used to fasten the collar down on a garment 3
  • noun collar button a button or stud for fastening a detachable collar to the neckband of a shirt or for fastening together the ends of a collar or neckband. 1
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Origin of collar button

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Collar button

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Collar button

collar button popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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