buttony

== English == === Etymology === From button +‎ -y. === Adjective === buttony (comparative more buttony, superlative most buttony) Having a large number of buttons. 1869, W. S. Gilbert, “Bob Polter” in Bab Ballads, p. 179,[4] “And will my whiskers curl so tight? My cheeks grow smug and muttony? My face become so red and white? My coat so blue and buttony? Resembling a button or buttons. Not fully grown and matured; overly small and insufficiently juicy. (of berries) Full-berried. (of hops) ==== Synonyms ==== (resembling a button): buttonlike === Noun === buttony (uncountable) The manufacture of buttons. (Scotland, games) A children’s game played with buttons. ==== Synonyms ==== (manufacture of buttons): buttonmaking === References ===