button down

English - Turkish

Definition of button down in English Turkish dictionary

(Tekstil) düğmeleri aşağıda

English - English

Definition of button down in English English dictionary

(also buttoned down or buttoned up)(of a person) conservative or inhibited

(of a shirt collar) having points which are buttoned to the garment

Serious; staid; businesslike

Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie

Conservative; conventional; unimaginative

(adjective) - (also buttoned down or buttoned up) N. Amer. informal (of a person) conservative or inhibited

(adjective) - (of a shirt collar) having points which are buttoned to the garment

A button-down shirt or a shirt with a button-down collar has a button under each end of the collar which you can fasten

unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business"- Newsweek

of a shirt; having the ends of the collar fastened down by buttons; "Brooks Brothers button-down shirts"

Hyphenation

but·ton Down

Turkish pronunciation

bʌtın daun

Pronunciation

/ˈbətən ˈdoun/ /ˈbʌtən ˈdaʊn/

Etymology

[ 'b&-t&n ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English boton, from Middle French, from Old French, from boter to thrust; more at BUTT.