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Dorset button

Dorset button noun: a traditional button made by repeatedly binding yarn over a disc or ring former.

Noun

Dorset button (plural Dorset buttons)

  1. A traditional button made by repeatedly binding yarn over a disc or ring former.

Forms of Dorset button

pluralDorset buttons

Origin of Dorset button

From the name of the English county where they used to be made.

Questions about Dorset button

What does Dorset button mean?
Dorset button means a traditional button made by repeatedly binding yarn over a disc or ring former.
What part of speech is Dorset button?
Dorset button is a noun.
What is the plural of Dorset button?
The plural of Dorset button is Dorset buttons.

Words near Dorset button in the dictionary

  1. dorser
  2. dorseret
  3. dorsers
  4. dorses
  5. Dorset
  6. Dorset button
  7. Dorset buttons
  8. Dorset Down
  9. Dorset Horn
  10. Dorset knob
  11. Dorset knobs

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