"sleeve-button" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sleeve-buttons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleeve-button (plural sleeve-buttons)
  1. (dated) A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Fasteners Synonyms: cufflink, sleeve-link
    Sense id: en-sleeve-button-en-noun-wcxxr9CW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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