What does collar-button mean?
Collar-button means Alternative form of collar button..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of collar button..
It is their especial pleasure to roll your collar-button under the bed, to move your chair around so that you may stub your toe against it if you get up during the night, to work your penknife, keys, watch, and other valuables into upholstered recesses of your sofa or easy-chair, and, generally, to hide things.
“When Mr. Zunzer first came to America,” Dr. Solow said, “he peddled neckties, shoelaces and collar-buttons from a tray. He was very poor. […]
Lee Chong has sold his store to one Joseph and Mary Rivas, and departed in his own trading schooner with a stock of gold-plated collar-buttons, canned goods and rubber boots to the green and palm-strewn islands of the South Seas.
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Collar-button means Alternative form of collar button..
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It is their especial pleasure to roll your collar-button under the bed, to move your chair around so that you may stub your toe against it if you get up during the night, to work your penknife, keys, watch, and other valuables into upholstered recesses of your sofa or easy-chair, and, generally, to hide things.
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