Meaning of button-down in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈbətnˌdaʊn/

    US accent Play button

    UK accent Play button

  1. Classifying Adjective

    button-down

    Definitions

    1. unimaginatively conventional

    Examples

    • « a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business- Newsweek »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. of a shirt

    Examples

    • « having the ends of the collar fastened down by buttons »
    • « Brooks Brothers button-down shirts »

    Synonyms

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