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collar button

noun

  1. 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.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of collar button1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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The look he gave me seemed to see right through me, right to my back collar button.

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He fastened the wing collar on with a golden collar button, a present that Hildy O’Dair had given him before he became engaged to Katie.

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It fastened around the neck with a collar button and the vest held it in place.

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There were no other physical reminders of Johnny, as he had been buried in all the clothes he owned with his studs and his fourteen-carat gold collar button.

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I helped him into a clean white shirt and knotted his tie for him, noting the two inches of empty space between the collar button and Baba’s neck.

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