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buttons

/ˈbʌt.ənz/ nom A2

En français : crottes de mouton, télécommande, groom

  1. The dung of sheep.
  2. A remote control. (colloquial)
  3. A boy servant, or page. (colloquial, dated)
  4. A policeman. (slang)
  5. Synonym of marbles (“sanity; mental faculties”). (colloquial)
  6. A small South African plant of the genus Conophytum, with button-like succulent leaves covering its exterior.
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Dans la bibliothèque

The old man was attired in a suit of glistening watered silk, trimmed with steel buttons, beautifully cut and polished.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 22 · C1
Bachelor's buttons, Lady's smock,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 21 · C1
“’Tis the voice of the Lobster; I heard him declare, “You have baked me too brown, I must sugar my hair.” As a duck with its eyelids, so he with his nose Trims his belt and his buttons, and turns out his toes.”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 80 · B2
I examined them with care, and there was no doubt that they were trouser buttons.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 51 · C1

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