"Dorset button" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dorset buttons [plural]
Etymology: From the name of the English county where they used to be made. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dorset button (plural Dorset buttons)
  1. A traditional button made by repeatedly binding yarn over a disc or ring former. Wikipedia link: Dorset button
    Sense id: en-Dorset_button-en-noun-ZhPXt6oS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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