ALL meanings of button-hole
but·ton-hole
B b - noun button-hole the hole, slit, or loop through which a button is passed and by which it is secured. 1
- noun button-hole Chiefly British. a boutonniere. 1
- noun button-hole Surgery. a short, straight incision through the wall of a cavity or a canal. 1
- verb with object button-hole to sew with a buttonhole stitch. 1
- verb with object button-hole to make buttonholes in. 1
- verb with object button-hole to hold by the buttonhole or otherwise abruptly detain (someone) in conversation: The reporter tried to buttonhole the mayor for a statement on the bus strike. 1