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Ralph Button (died 1680) was an English academic and clergyman, Gresham Professor of Geometry, canon of Christ Church, Oxford under the Commonwealth, and
Ralph_Button
Surname list
John Button (disambiguation) Kenneth Button (disambiguation) Peter Button (c. 1929–1987), New Zealand pioneering rescue helicopter pilot Ralph Button (died
Button_(surname)
20th episode of the 1st season of The Twilight Zone
disambiguation. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › "Button, Button" is the second segment of the 20th episode of the first season of the
Button, Button (The Twilight Zone)
Button,_Button_(The_Twilight_Zone)
Index: Button, Ralph "Button, Ralph" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. (it says Jekyll lived with Button in Islington
List of dissenting academies (1660–1800)
List_of_dissenting_academies_(1660–1800)
American lawyer and activist (born 1934)
Ralph Nader (/ˈneɪdər/; born February 27, 1934) is an American lawyer and political activist involved in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government
Ralph_Nader
Title held by eminent maths professors at Gresham College
1596⁄7 2 Peter Turner 25 July 1620 3 John Greaves 22 February 1630⁄31 4 Ralph Button 15 November 1643 5 Daniel Whistler 13 June 1648 6 Laurence Rooke 7 August
Gresham_Professor_of_Geometry
William Strode (1629–1645) Henry Hammond (1645–1648) Edward Corbet (1648) Ralph Button (1648–1660) Robert South (1660–1677) Thomas Cradock (1677–1679) William
Public_Orator
Welsh illustrator and cartoonist (born 1936)
Ralph Idris Steadman (born 15 May 1936) is a Welsh illustrator and collaborator with the American writer Hunter S. Thompson. Steadman draws satirical
Ralph_Steadman
Electronic game of memory skill
Simply Simon is an electronic game of short-term memory skill invented by Ralph H. Baer and Howard J. Morrison, working for toy design firm Marvin Glass
Simon_(game)
English actor (1902–1983)
Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the trinity
Ralph_Richardson
Style of jacket
lapel. To strengthen the fastening, a functional inner button, called the jigger (or anchor button), is usually added to parallel-fasten the overlapped
Double-breasted
1938 British film by Marcel Varnel
Guest and Ralph Smart based on the 1920 novel Alf's Button by W.A. Darlington. The Crazy Gang go to sea, where one of them discovers a button on his uniform
Alf's_Button_Afloat
American inventor (1890–1982)
Ralph Teetor (August 17, 1890 – February 15, 1982) was a prolific inventor who invented cruise control. He was the longtime president of the automotive
Ralph_Teetor
Annual British Television Awards
Dec – I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! / Red or Black? / Push the Button / Britain's Got Talent (ITV) James Corden – A League of Their Own (Sky1)
Royal Television Society Programme Awards
Royal_Television_Society_Programme_Awards
PR campaign begun by US president Ford
such as Ralph Nader and Chamber of Commerce president Arch Boot. As Ford exhorted the nation to begin a "massive mobilization" he wore a red button with
Whip_Inflation_Now
British soldier and pacifist
Sherring Partridge, MC & Bar (1894 – 30 November 1960), generally known as Ralph Partridge, was a member of the Bloomsbury Group. He worked for Leonard Woolf
Ralph_Partridge
Modern, widespread subculture in the United States
include: Navy blazers with brass buttons; Casual button-down shirts, particularly Oxford Cloth Button Down Shirts (or "O.C.B.D."); Repp stripe and silk
Preppy
British film director (1908–2001)
Ralph Foster Smart OAM (27 August 1908 – 12 February 2001) was an English-born film and television producer, director and writer, who worked in the UK
Ralph_Smart
Style of 1950s northeastern USA fashion
"three roll two" single-breasted front closure (3 buttons with the top button sewed on the underside of the roll of the lapel, leaving only two normally
Ivy_League_(clothes)
Element of interaction in a graphical user interface
graphical control element or control) is an element of interaction, such as a button or a scroll bar. Controls are software components that a computer user interacts
Graphical_widget
American actor
Grey's Anatomy (2008–2009), Kohut in the animated comedy film Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Henry in the action-adventure game The Last of Us (2013), Alex in
Brandon_Scott_(actor)
Collarless pullover shirt with a button placket at the neck
shirt to a Ralph Lauren buyer: "I showed this fellow underwear—a three-button long-sleeve shirt by Johnstown Knitting Mills. He said, 'This is a new shirt
Henley_shirt
Type of shirt
players ordinarily wore "tennis whites" consisting of long-sleeved white button-up shirts (worn with the sleeves rolled up), flannel trousers, and ties
Polo_shirt
American actress (born 1970)
home caretaker, Queenie, in David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). The latter earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best
Taraji_P._Henson
2018 film by Chanya Button
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Ralph Partridge On 30 June 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that British director Chanya Button was to direct Vita and Virginia
Vita_&_Virginia
Place designated for pedestrians to cross a road
Van Houten, Ron; Ellis, Ralph; Sanda, Jose; Kim, Jin-Lee (2006). "Pedestrian Push-Button Confirmation Increases Call Button Usage and Compliance". Transportation
Pedestrian_crossing
2003 film by Kevin Costner
an open range cattleman, who with hired hands Charley Waite, Mose, and Button, is driving a herd cross-country. Charley is a former Union soldier who
Open_Range_(2003_film)
American social networking service
gradually discontinue the button by 2017 after the idea achieved mixed success, although it still offered a "Donate" button for philanthropic purposes
X_(social_network)
Vertical transport
consist of a transceiver, or simply a button. This feature is often required by local regulations. Hold button: This button delays the door closing timer, useful
Elevator
Canadian actress (1986–2003)
402, Wunschpunsch, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures, Jim Button and video games Alex Builds His Farm and Evolution Worlds. In 2003, Linetsky
Jaclyn_Linetsky
Henrika Kull [de] Susana AbdulMajid [de], Malik Blumenthal [de] Drama Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver Dennis Gansel Solomon Gordon, Henning Baum Family
List of German films of the 2010s
List_of_German_films_of_the_2010s
Action in computer graphic user interfaces
drag and drop is: Move the pointer to the object Press, and hold down, the button on the mouse or other pointing device, to "grab" the object "Drag" the object
Drag_and_drop
1958 video game
on their controller and try to hit the ball over the net by pressing a button. The game was very popular during the three-day exhibition, with players
Tennis_for_Two
Software design pattern
pressing the button several times fan.pressButton(); // OFF -> LOW fan.pressButton(); // LOW -> HIGH fan.pressButton(); // HIGH -> OFF fan.pressButton(); //
State_pattern
German racing driver (born 1975)
2000, and was partnered by rookie driver and future World Champion Jenson Button. His season started well as he managed to take third place in the opening
Ralf_Schumacher
British actor (born 1989)
Ghosts feature film starring the original cast, Ghosts: The Possession of Button House, was announced in February 2026. Throughout 2026 Smith-Bynoe is on
Kiell_Smith-Bynoe
2024 video game
'softer than expected,' so Ubisoft is slamming the release-it-on-Steam button early". PC Gamer. Retrieved September 26, 2024. Blake, Vikki (September
Star_Wars_Outlaws
2008 soundtrack album by Alexandre Desplat
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack album to the 2008 film of the same name, released by Concord Music
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (soundtrack)
The_Curious_Case_of_Benjamin_Button_(soundtrack)
International television series franchise
press a button to rotate their chairs to signify that they are interested in working with that contestant. If more than one coach presses their button, the
The_Voice_(franchise)
American reality television series episodes
1908 payroll book from the Union Pacific Railroad; a 1766 anti-Stamp Act button; a Strange Tales comic book signed by Stan Lee; and a collection of memorabilia
List_of_Pawn_Stars_episodes
(101622), RAFVR. S. L. F. Burgess (107556), RAFVR. D. Butler (52940). J. E. Button, DFM, (53436). C. J. Buxton (10747), RAFVR. R. M. Campbell (112598), RAFVR
1946 New Year Honours (Mentioned in Dispatches)
1946_New_Year_Honours_(Mentioned_in_Dispatches)
British Conservative Party politician
Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2008. Button, Peter (17 April 1999). "On The Lookout For Old Clarkonians". This is local
Lee_Scott_(politician)
notable film appearances include David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), Jim Jarmusch's
Tilda_Swinton_filmography
in the 2008 acclaimed romantic drama film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She
List of awards and nominations received by Taraji P. Henson
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Taraji_P._Henson
Upcoming Marvel Studios television miniseries
Retrieved May 10, 2023. Kit, Borys (October 11, 2023). "'Daredevil' Hits Reset Button as Marvel Overhauls Its TV Business". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from
VisionQuest
waist, and falls part way down the skirt ... In front it is generally buttoned with silver broaches." The blanket (e'yose) is two or three yards of blue
History_of_the_Haudenosaunee
Governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022
Ralph Shearer Northam (born September 13, 1959) is an American physician and former politician who served as the 73rd governor of Virginia from 2018 to
Ralph_Northam
Voice recorder toy
single speaker and two buttons. One button was marked "Say" and the other, "Play." By holding down the "Say" button, a person could record six seconds
Yak_Bak
2023 television miniseries based on the novel by Bonnie Garmus
reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Touching on several hot button issues while benefiting immensely from a perfect pinch of Brie Larson, Lessons
Lessons in Chemistry (miniseries)
Lessons_in_Chemistry_(miniseries)
Pointing device used to control a computer
Click: pressing and releasing a button. (left) Single-click: clicking the main button. (left) Double-click: clicking the button two times in quick succession
Computer_mouse
Type of jacket
moleskin, featuring roomy pockets (originally for tools and tobacco tins), and button cuffs to allow easy rolling of the sleeves. The American variant is called
Chore_jacket
Orleans, Louisiana United States For War Shipping Administration. 2 May Button Gwinnett Liberty ship Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation Savannah, Georgia
List_of_ship_launches_in_1943
English word
the user can press the button to accept the contents of the dialog box and continue. When the dialog box contains only one button, it is almost always labeled
OK
American singer-songwriter (born 2001)
Henry Mancini (1959) 1960s Come Dance with Me! – Frank Sinatra (1960) The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart – Bob Newhart (1961) Judy at Carnegie Hall – Judy
Billie_Eilish
American rhythm and blues group
in 1982; their last major release was Words and Music in 1983. In 1984, Ralph stepped down from the group. Pooch took over as the non-commissioned business/booking
Tavares_(group)
reinvented to include novelties such as the menu bar, pull-down menus, the one-button mouse, cutting and pasting with the clipboard, and the Trash can. Ultimately
List of commercial failures in computing
List_of_commercial_failures_in_computing
the Magnavox Odyssey. Digital (Trans) and without cartridges: it has 5 button to select the games diode–transistor logic 7 TV Games TVS-5 Intercord 1978
List of first generation home video game consoles
List_of_first_generation_home_video_game_consoles
Messaging and VoIP service owned by Meta
Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2015. Ralph, Nate (April 18, 2015). "WhatsApp touts 800M monthly active users". CNET
working with the artist, they may press their button to face the artist. If only one coach presses the button, the artist automatically becomes part of their
The Voice (American TV series) season 28
The_Voice_(American_TV_series)_season_28
Sitcom character
A campaign button for Gerald Ford's 1976 presidential campaign
Fonzie
Cast of American crime drama TV series
more of Ralph's masochistic inclinations, she breaks up with Ralph and begins dating Tony exclusively, which Tony later reveals to Ralph. As Ralph is rather
List of The Sopranos characters
List_of_The_Sopranos_characters
Animated cartoon character
the sophisticated—a large round baby face with big eyes and a nose like a button, framed in a somewhat careful coiffure, with a very small body of which
Betty_Boop
Informal Western dress code
waistline. The bottom button is usually not meant to be buttoned and so the jacket is cut such that buttoning the bottom button would ruin the lines and
Suit
Canadian menswear writer (born 1979)
dress and became more interested in Ralph Lauren, and that's when you start to learn about its tweeds and button downs, and then tailoring," he says.
Derek_Guy
British actor (born 1961)
During this time he took roles in the films The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), Lincoln (2012) and played
Jared_Harris
HD-54 (2019–present) Giovanni Capriglione, HD-98 (2013–present) Angie Chen Button, HD-112 (2009–present) Pat Curry, HD-56 (2024–present) Drew Darby, HD-72
2026 United States Senate election in Texas
2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas
British royal recognitions
Young People and to the community in the London Borough of Croydon. Norah Button-Brookwell. Founder and Principal, Liverpool Theatre School. For services
2024_New_Year_Honours
Grobar, Matt (August 14, 2025). "Maggie Grace, Devon Sawa, Tiffany Haddish & Ralph Macchio To Star In Crime Thriller 'The Girl In The River'". Deadline. Retrieved
Tiffany_Haddish_filmography
Mid-decade change to congressional district boundaries
(January 2, 2026). "Virginia Democrats plan to get busy quickly on four hot-button issues". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2026. Beyer, Elizabeth
2026 Virginia redistricting referendum
2026_Virginia_redistricting_referendum
Retrieved June 14, 2023. Kit, Borys (October 11, 2023). "'Daredevil' Hits Reset Button as Marvel Overhauls Its TV Business". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from
List of productions impacted by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike
List_of_productions_impacted_by_the_2023_Writers_Guild_of_America_strike
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-313-25042-2. OCLC 356416. Berry, Ralph (2005). Changing Styles in Shakespeare. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-315-88917-7
William_Shakespeare
Season of television series
2021). "What makes the Succession theme worth ignoring the 'Skip Intro' button every time". Firstpost. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022
Succession_season_1
American actress (b. 1967)
innocent. She’s clumsy but also very sophisticated. She has no editing button and just says whatever she feels — and it’s usually the wrong thing." In
Kristen_Johnston
Formula One motor racing championship
teammate Rubens Barrichello finished the championship in second with Jenson Button coming in third for BAR. Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship for
2004 Formula One World Championship
2004_Formula_One_World_Championship
80th 0 1 Slumdog Millionaire 2008 81st 8 10 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008 81st 3 13 Milk 2008 81st 2 8 The Dark Knight 2008 81st 2 8 WALL-E 2008
List of Academy Award–nominated films
List_of_Academy_Award–nominated_films
American actor (born 1965)
2022, he sang the Percy French-composed song "Eileen Óg" with singer and button accordion player Séamus Begley on the Irish traditional band Téada's album
John_C._Reilly
New York-based organized crime group
Brooklyn Crew Boss George Lombardozzi, Borgata Bids Adieu To Second-Generation Button Man, Loanshark". The Gangster Report. "United States of America v. George
Gambino_crime_family
West Germanic language
[kl̥eɪ̯]; snow RP [sn̥əʊ̯], GA [sn̥oʊ̯] Syllabic sonorants: paddle [ˈpad.l̩], button [ˈbʌt.n̩] The pronunciation of vowels varies a great deal between dialects
English_language
American fashion designer and artist
Ralph Rucci (born 1957) is an American fashion designer and artist. He is known in particular for Chado Ralph Rucci, a luxury clothing and accessories
Ralph_Rucci
American actress (born 1930)
Grace Kelly. Two years prior, Hitchcock had directed Miles in the role of Ralph Meeker's emotionally troubled new bride in "Revenge", the pilot episode
Vera_Miles
podcast with Tom La Vecchia (New Theory Podcast) as they formed the MBA and Button Man. After the show disbanded, he launched Sitdown News YouTube channel
List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters
List_of_past_Lucchese_crime_family_mobsters
British naval history
single-breasted suit) double-breasted lapels that could be worn either buttoned back or worn buttoned across the chest to protect the wearer from the elements.[citation
Royal Navy ranks, rates, and uniforms of the 18th and 19th centuries
Royal_Navy_ranks,_rates,_and_uniforms_of_the_18th_and_19th_centuries
Actor filmography
url-status (link) Ford, Jack (September 28, 2022). "Lights, Camera, Action Button! A Series of Unfortunate Events - HeadStuff". HeadStuff. Retrieved February
Jim_Carrey_filmography
1986 action drama film by Tony Scott
Association of America. Retrieved July 6, 2012. (may have to press the Search button) "Top 200 Albums – Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on
Top_Gun
American aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate (1905–1976)
water, built in six sections, and operated by 30 electric motors, with push-button adjustments. Hughes designed the hospital bed specifically to alleviate
Howard_Hughes
Endearment Vernon Dahlart 1984 Romancing the Stone Ralph Johnny Dangerously Burr 1985 The Jewel of the Nile Ralph Head Office Frank Steadman 1986 Wise Guys Harry
Danny_DeVito_filmography
Australian politician
John Norman Button (30 June 1933 – 8 April 2008) was an Australian politician, who served as a senior minister in the Hawke and Keating Labor governments
John Button (Australian politician)
John_Button_(Australian_politician)
Parrot endemic to New Zealand
PMID 17148369. Ballance, A. (17 January 2019). "Super-studs & hitting the reset button". RNZ. Retrieved 21 January 2019. Evans, Kate (14 March 2020). "How the
Kākāpō
Spanish pornographic actor, producer and YouTuber (born 1994)
views. In less than two months, García's channel received the Gold Play Button, a YouTube achievement for surpassing 1,000,000 subscribers. As of 13 May
Jordi_El_Niño_Polla
Retrieved 2021-05-21. "Branded buttons: Store buttons A-G | Australian Button History". www.austbuttonhistory.com. Retrieved 2022-03-25. "The Ladies'
List of demolished buildings and structures in Melbourne
List_of_demolished_buildings_and_structures_in_Melbourne
Canadian actor and comedian (born 1946)
you drove or did you flew?"), fey current-events commentator Joel Weiss, buttoned-down panel show moderator Dougal Currie, smarmy Just for Fun emcee Stan
Eugene_Levy
Awards that are unrestricted by genre
Best New Artist (1960) Record, Best New Artist (1960) Bob Newhart The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, Best New Artist (1961) Album, Best New Artist
Big_Four_(Grammy_Awards)
American comic book writer/artist and animator
the graphic novels Cosplayers, Doctors, New School, and Bottomless Belly Button, published by Fantagraphics. Additionally, Shaw has written Love Eats Brains
Dash_Shaw
2019 historical drama television miniseries
first deputy chairman. Alex Ferns as Andrei Glukhov, the mining crew chief. Ralph Ineson as Nikolai Tarakanov, the chief supervisor of the cleanup operation
Chernobyl_(miniseries)
Retrieved February 5, 2025. Wilker, Deborah (January 30, 2025). "Dick Button, Icon of Olympic Figure Skating, Dies at 95". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved
2025_in_American_television
South American psychoactive decoction
controlled by the Vienna Convention... Neither the crown (fruit, mescal button) of the Peyote cactus nor the roots of the plant Mimosa hostilis nor Psilocybe
Ayahuasca
2024 American-Canadian animated television series
picture books featuring bipedal animals such as Wolfie the Bunny, Niblet & Ralph, and My Cousin Momo. In c. 2015, during a time when PBS Kids was searching
Carl_the_Collector
Surname list
Notable people with the surname include: Aaron Peasley (1775–1837), American button maker Andrew Peasley (born 2000), American football player Cheryl Peasley
Peasley
American record producer and musician (1933–2024)
The Guardian. Retrieved November 5, 2024. Gleason, Ralph J. (2016). Conversations in Jazz: The Ralph J. Gleason Interviews. Yale University Press. pp. 20–
Quincy_Jones
holding. Bennett finds a new angle to leverage Hicks; Gamble. 147 6 "Hot Button" Guy Ferland Daniela Labi November 22, 2024 (2024-11-22) 806 4.62 Dr. Jeremy
List of S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series) episodes
List_of_S.W.A.T._(2017_TV_series)_episodes
RALPH BUTTON
RALPH BUTTON
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindu, Indian, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Wolf Counselor; Form of Ralph Wolf Counsel; Famous Wolf; Wise; Strong
Boy/Male
Teutonic American Shakespearean Scandinavian English
Strong.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a medieval form of the personal name Ralph.
Boy/Male
Teutonic German
Famous wolf.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Success; Attainment
Male
English
Pet form of English Ralph, RALPHIE means "wise wolf."
Boy/Male
German
Powerful; ruler. Famous Bearer: philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1832). Abbreviation of...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Rolf.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Scandinavian, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Wolf Counsellor; Wise Protector; Wise Wolf
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' Ralph Mouldy, a country soldier.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Ralph.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Variant of Randolph
Female
English
Feminine form of English Ralph, RALPHINA means "wise wolf."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name composed of Germanic rad ‘counsel’, ‘advice’ + wolf ‘wolf’. This was first introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the Old Norse form Ráðulfr, and was reinforced after the Conquest by the Norman form Ra(d)ulf. Compare German Rudolf.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, Dutch, English, German, Scandinavian, Teutonic
Wolf Counsel; Famous Wolf
Male
English
English form of Norman French Raulf, RALPH means "wise wolf."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Ralph.
Male
English
Medieval form of English Ralph, RAFE means "wise wolf."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Relf.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant spelling of Ralph.
RALPH BUTTON
RALPH BUTTON
Boy/Male
Tamil
Someone who is different with a cute personality
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nature
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Pure
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
One of the Most Beautiful Part of Heaven; Paradise; Heaven; Garden
Boy/Male
Hindu
God of Yoga
Girl/Female
Australian, Japanese, Spanish
Innocent
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Traditional
Inner Joy; Hap
Girl/Female
Danish Spanish American Russian Swedish Latin Hebrew
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit, Traditional
Flute
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hazelwood.
RALPH BUTTON
RALPH BUTTON
RALPH BUTTON
RALPH BUTTON
RALPH BUTTON
n.
An instrument for detecting or measuring minute extension or movements of solid bodies. It consists essentially of a small rod, disk, or button of carbon, forming part of an electrical circuit, the resistance of which, being varied by the changes of pressure produced by the movements of the object to be measured, causes variations in the strength of the current, which variations are indicated by a sensitive galvanometer. It is also used for measuring minute changes of temperature.
n.
A name sometimes given to the raven.
v. t.
To loose the buttons of; to unfasten.
n.
A boy servant, or page, -- in allusion to the buttons on his livery.
n.
A disk of bone, wood, or other material, which is made into a button by covering it with cloth.
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.
v. t.
To reduce to scoria or slag; specifically, in assaying, to fuse so as to separate the gangue and earthy material, with borax, lead, soda, etc., thus leaving the gold and silver in a lead button; hence, to separate from, or by means of, a slag.
a.
Ornamented with a large number of buttons.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Button
v. i.
To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not button.
n.
A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a buttonhole, in the other; -- used also for ornament.
v.
A loop forming an eye to a button.
n. pl.
Trousers or overalls of thick cloth or leather, buttoned on the outside of each leg, and generally worn to protect other trousers when riding on horseback.
n.
The Platanus occidentalis, or American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named; -- called also buttonball tree, and, in some parts of the United States, sycamore. The California buttonwood is P. racemosa.
n.
To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.
imp. & p. p.
of Button
n.
A wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a groove around its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to any other loop or bight or ring; a kind of button or frog capable of being readily engaged and disengaged for temporary purposes.
n.
The hole or loop in which a button is caught.
n.
See Buttonwood.