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Buttons
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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Buttons a nickname for a liveried pageboy; especially, in the pantomime of
Cinderella, the page who serves Cinderella's father and has an unrequited love for Cinderella herself; the character was first introduced in the 19th century, after Rossini's Cinderella opera
La Cenerentola (1817) became well known.
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2-button suit models on rebound as stores assess three-button biz; manufacturers develop new 2-button silhouettes.
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 8/3/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...rebirth of two-buttons -- and the sharp increase in one-button models -- is...gone to three-button models are being redirected to two-buttons -- but not the...overreaction to three-buttons and as a result, two-button is getting back...
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3-buttons: overkill or a killer style? Model is expected to pull between 15 and 75 percent of spring bookings. (three button double breasted suits)
Magazine article from: Daily News Record; 10/29/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...the classic, which buttons at the middle button." Tom Kalenderian...not about how many buttons are on the coat, but the right button stance." (See...market is on a higher button placement regardless of the number of buttons."
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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BUTTON, BUTTON, THEY'VE GOT THE BUTTONS
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 9/14/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 09-14-1994 BUTTON, BUTTON, THEY'VE GOT THE BUTTONS By EVELYN LAUER, Staff Writer Date...Past president of the New Jersey State Button Society, she said the buttons typically have metal rims with glass...
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BUTTON, BUTTON WHO'S GOT THE BUTTON?
Magazine article from: Antiques & Collecting Magazine; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...it easier to count the number of buttons on the string. Cramer's longest button string measures 50 feet. One of...story behind each button. The "button lady" also boasts button bracelets and buttons glued onto paper plates made in...
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BUTTONS UP: Comedian/actor Red Buttons is zipping along on Broadway
Newspaper article from: Jewish Exponent; 7/7/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Poseidon Adventure," in which Buttons appeared. There is no mourning...notorious Friars Club benefits, where Buttons button-holes celebs with his riotous...chicken soup the glue," says Buttons. "When you come out of poverty...
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Buttons
Magazine article from: Antiques & Collecting Magazine; 9/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...protuberance. And who can forget "cute as a button," and "button nose?" Buttons are miniature works of art-tiny...During the Second World War, wooden buttons were popular. The earliest known button comes from ancient Egypt, and buttons...
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Oversized buttons great way to make a statement
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 11/21/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...also are an easy way to make a change by wearing the same coat -- but just adding different buttons. Big buttons are stylish." Button history Buttons have been used as decorative items of dress since the 14th century, although their prominence...
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 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
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Buttons hold beauty and history
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 7/19/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...searching out valuable button collections is "The Big Book Of Buttons," currently out...viewing of paperweight buttons created by the late button designer Jacque...valuable collectible buttons is a George Washington Inaugural button, given to those...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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BOUNTIFUL BUTTONS SWIRLBACKS AND SALTEDS. PAPERWEIGHTS AND PLIQUE-A-JOURS. THEY ARE AMONG THOUSANDS OF BUTTONS BELONGING TO AN AVERILL PARK COLLECTOR.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 11/26/1994; 700+ words
; ...Bushell of the buttons on another tray...that the copper button, also called...flower on another button. She has trays of pearl and shell buttons, rubber buttons...The Book of Buttons'' by Joyce Whittemore, button makers in Paris...
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Button, button, she's really got the buttons
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 1/16/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...through her button box. Her button box just happens to contain more buttons than most. "She loves every button she sells," says Nancy Bartholomew...there's a miniature painting button." There are still more buttons in picture frames, on cards...
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Button
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Button Background The earliest buttons date to prehistoric times...its advent led to a surge in button use. Buttons became a staple of men's...a cent price of a standard button. Mother-of-pearl buttons, derived from sea shells...
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button
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...a blouse with five buttons in front [as adj. ] button thread. ∎...round object resembling a button: chocolate buttons. ∎ ...allow them to push your buttons. PHRASAL VERBS: button something up 1. inf...
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Dick Button
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Dick Button Dick Button (born 1929), a dominant force in figure skating in the late 1940s...American, European, World, and Olympic championships in the same year. Button later became a somewhat controversial commentator on figure skating...
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Button, Dick
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
Dick Button 1929- American figure skater R anked as...his impact on the sport — Dick Button remains an influential force on the contemporary...In addition to his Olympic triumphs, Button was the reigning U.S. men's champion...
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SIC 3965 Fasteners, Buttons, Needles, and Pins
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
SIC 3965 FASTENERS, BUTTONS, NEEDLES, AND PINS This industry...pins, hooks and eyes, buckles, buttons, button parts, and button blanks. Companies...output. Zippers, slide fasteners, buttons, and button parts — made from both...
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