buttonhole
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Buttonhole makers will get a cent and a half per hole.
From Time Magazine Archive
That bore, Horace Buttonhole, captured me in Pall Mall East, and has kept me in the same position for upwards of half an hour.
From Vivian Grey by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
Buttonhole stitch, which is well known in plain needlework, is very useful also in embroidery, besides being an important stitch in needlepoint lace.
From Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving by Christie, Grace
No. 2 American Buttonhole and Overseaming Machine, without buttonhole parts, etc., price, $60, for 25 subscribers and $100.
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 04, April 23, 1870 by Various
"I said it," contradicted Buttonhole, lifting himself out of the chair on Handy Sam's lapels.
From At the Post by Gold, H. L. (Horace Leonard)
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