Dorset button in English

Forms: Dorset buttons [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the name of the English county where they used to be made. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dorset button (plural Dorset buttons)

Inflected forms

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        "A traditional button made by repeatedly binding yarn over a disc or ring former."
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"Dorset button" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms