The Collaborative International Dictionary
Button \But"ton\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buttoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Buttoning.] [OE. botonen, OF. botoner, F. boutonner. See Button, n.]
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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. To dress or clothe. [Obs.]
--Shak.
Wiktionary
n. A fastening with buttons. vb. (present participle of button English)
Usage examples of "buttoning".
After buttoning her heavy coat up and wrapping a muffler about her throat she set off briskly, shivering at first in the cold air, but gradually movement wanned her and she began to enjoy having the streets to herself.
It had the advantage of buttoning down the front, which was why she had chosen it, and she bent her head to the task.
He put his shirt on but didn't bother buttoning it before stepping into the open door.
He was barefoot and still buttoning his shirt when he went back down the stairs.
He was buttoning a short-sleeved white dress shirt made out of some kind of gauzy stuff.
He'd )ust finished buttoning a fresh shirt and ended up with more buttons than buttonholes when he got to the top.
Keasley joined her, buttoning his thick fabric coat as he moved from my right to halt beside her.
Lord Carstairs said, securely buttoning the pocket in his military uniform.
Minutes later the Stucker look-alike, still buttoning his trousers, comes out of the very copse where later we find what’s left of the real Stucker.