buttonhole
/ˈbʌtnhəʊl/noun
उच्चारण बट्न्होल
काज, बटन का छेद
Core word
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[C]
a hole in a piece of clothing that a button is pushed through in order to fasten it
काज, बटन का छेद
- This shirt has very tight buttonholes.
- A loose thread hung from the buttonhole of his shirt.
- She sewed a new buttonhole on the shirt.
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- The button slipped easily through the buttonhole.
- The tailor made neat buttonholes on the jacket.
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[C] British
a flower worn in the buttonhole of a coat or jacket
कोट के काज में लगाया जाने वाला फूल
- The groom wore a red rose as a buttonhole.
- Radhika pinned a small marigold buttonhole to her father's coat for the wedding.
- He wore a white carnation as a buttonhole.
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- A rose buttonhole was pinned to his lapel.
- The bridegroom's buttonhole matched the bride's bouquet.
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[T] ~ sb
to make somebody stop and listen to you, especially when they do not want to
(किसी को) रोककर बात करने पर मजबूर करना
- Reporters buttonholed the minister as he left the meeting.
- A salesman buttonholed me outside the station and would not let me go.
- A stranger buttonholed me at the party and talked for an hour.
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- The teacher buttonholed the student after class about the missing homework.
- Don't let him buttonhole you in the corridor; he never stops.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
buttonhole (noun) for a garment
The small slit through which a button passes. It is a single word in modern writing.
कपड़े का वह छोटा चीरा जिससे button निकलता है। आधुनिक लेखन में यह एक ही शब्द है।
- The buttonhole on my kurta is too tight.
- The tailor stitched a neat buttonhole.
in / through the buttonhole
Use 'in' for something worn there, 'through' for something passed across.
वहाँ पहनी चीज़ के लिए 'in' और पार निकाली जाने वाली चीज़ के लिए 'through' लगता है।
- He wore a rose in his buttonhole at the wedding.
- Pass the button through the buttonhole.
buttonhole sb (verb)
To stop someone and make them listen, often when they would rather leave. Usually used with a person as object and a stated purpose.
किसी को रोककर अपनी बात सुनने पर मजबूर करना, जबकि वह जाना चाहता हो।
- A salesman buttonholed me outside the bank.
- The reporter buttonholed the minister as he left the hall.
buttonhole in sewing and tailoring
In sewing, a buttonhole is stitched around its edge so that the cloth does not fray. Tailors cut it slightly longer than the button.
सिलाई में buttonhole के किनारों पर टाँके लगाए जाते हैं ताकि कपड़ा उधड़े नहीं। दर्ज़ी इसे button से थोड़ा लंबा काटते हैं।
- The tailor stitched round the buttonhole so that it would not fray.
- Make the buttonhole slightly longer than the button.
+Collocations 5
adjective + buttonhole
tightloosetornneatfrayed
- The frayed buttonhole needed to be restitched.
verb + buttonhole
stitchsewworkcutrepair
- The tailor cut the buttonhole with a sharp blade.
buttonhole + noun
stitchscissorsflowerfootattachment
- Her sewing machine has a special buttonhole foot.
buttonhole + person (verb)
buttonhole a colleaguebuttonhole a ministerbuttonhole a strangerget buttonholed
- I got buttonholed by a neighbour who wanted to discuss the water supply.
buttonhole + sewing word
edgethreadslitstitchfabric
- The thread around the buttonhole had come loose.
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- The groom wore a small marigold in his buttonhole.
दूल्हे ने अपनी buttonhole में एक छोटा गेंदे का फूल लगाया था।
- Radhika learnt how to make a buttonhole in her tailoring course at school.
राधिका ने स्कूल की सिलाई कक्षा में buttonhole बनाना सीखा।
- The old shirt has a torn buttonhole, so the button keeps slipping out.
पुरानी कमीज़ की buttonhole फटी है, इसलिए button बार-बार निकल जाता है।
- The candidate buttonholed every voter he met in the market.
उम्मीदवार ने बाज़ार में मिले हर मतदाता को रोककर अपनी बात सुनाई।
- My uncle buttonholed me at the station to ask about my results.
मेरे चाचा ने स्टेशन पर मुझे रोककर मेरे परिणाम के बारे में पूछा।
- The seamstress taught the girls how to stitch a buttonhole by hand.
सिलाई सिखाने वाली महिला ने लड़कियों को हाथ से buttonhole सिलना सिखाया।
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✗ He wore a flower on his buttonhole.
✓ He wore a flower in his buttonhole.
A flower worn on a jacket sits in the buttonhole, so use 'in'.
जैकेट की buttonhole में लगे फूल के लिए 'in' आता है।
✗ A salesman buttonholed to me outside the bank.
✓ A salesman buttonholed me outside the bank.
The verb 'buttonhole' takes the person directly, without 'to'.
Verb 'buttonhole' के बाद व्यक्ति सीधे आता है, 'to' नहीं।