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buttonmaking

buttonmaking noun: the manufacture of buttons.

Noun

buttonmaking (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture of buttons.
    • Catastrophically for Dorset buttony, Ashton's buttonmaking machine was invented in 1850 and proudly exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851. As a consequence of this invention, the Dorset cottage industry collapsed virtually overnight […]2010, David Hilliam, Little Book of Dorset
    Synonyms:
    buttony

Synonyms of buttonmaking

Origin of buttonmaking

From button + making.

Questions about buttonmaking

What does buttonmaking mean?
Buttonmaking means the manufacture of buttons.
What part of speech is buttonmaking?
Buttonmaking is a noun.

Words near buttonmaking in the dictionary

  1. buttonlike
  2. buttonlock
  3. buttonlocks
  4. buttonmaker
  5. buttonmakers
  6. buttonmaking
  7. buttonman
  8. buttonmen
  9. buttonmould
  10. buttonmoulds
  11. buttonologist

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