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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Aleppo boil \A*lep"po boil\, button \button\, or evil \evil\ . (Med.) A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also {Aleppo ulcer}, {Biskara boil}, {Delhi boil}, {Oriental sore}, etc From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Button \But"ton\, n. [OE. boton, botoun F. bouton button, bud, prop. something pushing out fr bouter to push See {Butt} an end.] 1. A knob; a small ball; a small roundish mass. 2. 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. 3. A bud; a germ of a plant. --Shak. 4. A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something as a door. 5. A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion. {Button hook}, a hook for catching a button and drawing it through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves. {Button shell} (Zo["o]l.), a small univalve marine shell of the genus {Rotella}. {Button snakeroot}. (Bot.) a The American composite genus {Liatris}, having rounded buttonlike heads of flowers. b An American umbelliferous plant with rigid, narrow leaves, and flowers in dense heads. {Button tree} (Bot.), a genus of trees ({Conocarpus}), furnishing durable timber, mostly natives of the West Indies. {To hold by the button}, to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; to buttonhole. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Button \But"ton\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buttoned}; p. pr & vb n. {Buttoning}.] [OE. botonen, OF botoner, F. boutonner See {Button}, n.] 1. To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat. --Dickens. 2. To dress or clothe. [Obs.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Button \But"ton\, v. i. To be fastened by a button or buttons; as the coat will not button. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: button n 1: sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes 2: an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" [syn: {push button}, {push}] 3: any of various plant parts that resemble buttons 4: a female sexual organ homologous to the penis [syn: {clitoris}, {clit}] v 1: provide with buttons; "button a shirt" 2: fasten with buttons; "button the dress" [ant: {unbutton}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: button 1.{push-button}. 2. A graphical representation of an electrical {push-button} appearing as part of a {graphical user interface}. Moving the {mouse pointer} over the graphical button and pressing one of the physical mouse buttons starts some software action such as closing a window or deleting a file. See also {radio button}. (1997-07-07)
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