Buttoned

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. Characterized by a method of fastening involving the use of small discs typically made of plastic or metal
2. Having been secured or closed using small fasteners made of various materials
3. Pertaining to garments or items that incorporate round objects to hold them together in a fixed position

Etymology: The verb "to button" grew out of the noun, and the noun comes from a French word meaning "to push." Old French "boton" was built on "bouter" and "boter," which meant to thrust or push, and those trace back to a Germanic source. The original idea was a small knob or bud that pushed out from something, and English borrowed it in the Middle English period as "boton" or "botoun." French "bouton" still means both a button and a bud, which shows how close the two ideas remain. The fastening sense is only one of many that grew from that knob. Over time the noun also came to name push buttons, the clickable icons on computer screens, and the bow-shaped tip of a violin, all of which share the same core notion of a small projecting thing that is pressed or gripped. The verb "butonen" and later "botonen" then appeared in Middle English, meaning to fasten with buttons, so "buttoned" describes garments closed in this way, as in a buttoned coat.

Synonyms: fastened, secured, closed

Antonyms: unbuttoned, opened