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    BUTTONY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Ornamented with many buttonsplay

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    adorned; decorated (provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction)

    Derivation:

    button (a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or buttonplay

    Example:

    black buttony eyes

    Synonyms:

    beadlike; beady; buttonlike; buttony

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    bright (emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts)

    Derivation:

    button (a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes)

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