button through
C1 neutral intransitive
In simple words
A style of clothing where you can undo all the buttons from top to bottom, like a shirt-dress.
Literal meaning: Buttons that go all the way through (from top to bottom).
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
Of a garment: to have a row of buttons running all the way from the neckline to the hem.
"She wore a floral button-through dress that she could easily put on over her swimsuit at the beach."
Usage notes
Primarily used as a modifier or descriptor in fashion and clothing contexts: 'a button-through dress', 'button-through skirt'. More common in British English and fashion writing. Not used as a verb phrase in action; it describes a design feature.
Commonly used with
dress skirt shirt front style design
Forms
Base
button through
I/you/we/they
3rd person
buttons through
he/she/it
Past simple
buttoned through
yesterday
Past participle
buttoned through
have + pp
-ing form
buttoning through
continuous
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Synonyms
button-front full-length buttons shirt-style button-down
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