Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Button
butterfly (-'s, butterflies)button (buttoned)
button, n. [Fr. < L 'thrust, put forth'.] (webplay: feet, passed, small).
- Round clothing fastener; [word play] disk; small ball; [fig.] orb; satellite; globe; planet; world.
- Catch; closing knob; stud for fitting a shoe together.
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