botoun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === botwn, botun, boton, button, butun, botown, boten === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French bouton, boton. See English button for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /buˈtuːn/, /ˈbutun/, /ˈbutən/ === Noun === botoun (plural botouns) A button or decorative protrusion on garments or tools. A bud, budset, or shoot; a newly-formed leaf. Something that is small or of little or no value or worth. ==== Derived terms ==== botonen ==== Descendants ==== English: button (see there for further descendants) Scots: button Yola: buththone, boththone ==== References ==== “bǒtǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-1-5.