button-down
(of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
(of a shirt) having a button-down collar.
(of a shirt) having buttons down the front from the collar to the bottom.
Also buttoned-down . (especially of attitudes, opinions, etc.) extremely conventional; unimaginative.
Origin of button-down
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How to use button-down in a sentence
Clad in a blue, striped button-down, a silver watch adorning his left wrist, Huckabee beams on the cover.
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner! | Olivia Nuzzi | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTShe wore a black button-down shirt and black mini-shorts and heels.
Face It—We Rubes Will Never Live Like Gwyneth and Jennifer Aniston | Rachel Bertsche | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the 1998 Academy Awards, Sharon Stone chose to pair a sleek lavender Vera Wang skirt with a white button-down.
Over Skype, wearing a blue button-down and Apple earbuds, he looks like any other stay-at-home dad in North Scottsdale.
She sports a Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane leopard button-down, a black blazer, and red leather pants.
Jay Z and Beyoncé Go Vegan; 2013 Was the Year of the Hipster | The Fashion Beast Team | December 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
He laid a common coat button down on the table, with a piece of cloth adhering.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy"We'd better stop to button down the rain-curtains, Captain," advised Jim.
Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks | Lillian Elizabeth RoyShe had tried long series of shorts, and, once, she had held the button down for a solid three minutes.
The Night-Born | Jack LondonAll I took from Adelaide were a small set of scales capable of determining the weight of a button down to 20 ozs.
Getting Gold | J. C. F. Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for button-down
(of a collar) having points that are fastened to the garment with buttons
(of a shirt) having a button-down collar
Also: buttoned-down conventional or conservative: a button-down corporate culture
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