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buttoned-down

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but⋅ton-down

  [buht-n-doun]
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–adjective
1. (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
2. (of a shirt) having a button-down collar.
3. (esp. of attitudes, opinions, etc.) extremely conventional; unimaginative.
Also, buttoned-down.

Origin:
1930–35, Americanism
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Button-down
Fit Happens at American Eagle! Shop Men's Long Sleeve Shirts & More.
www.ae.com/Mens_LongSleeve
Buttoned
Buttoned Online. Shop Target.com.
www.Target.com
but·ton-down   (bŭt'n-doun')


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adj.  

  1. Having the ends of the collar fastened down by buttons: a button-down shirt.

  2. also but·toned-down (bŭt'nd-) Conservative, conventional, or unimaginative: "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business" (Newsweek).

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