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How to pronounce “buttonhole”

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Pronunciation guide for buttonhole

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of buttonhole with real speech in context.
Available examples: 2 YouTube examples
Real speech example: How the button changed fashionsomeone finally invented the buttonhole,
Definition summary: A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.

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How the button changed fashion

someone finally invented the buttonhole,

[Noun]
A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
(chiefly British) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration.
(surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel.
The mouth, nose or eyes of a tiny appearance.
(obsolete) vagina, coin slot.
(lightly vulgar) The butthole (anus).
[Verb]
(transitive, colloquial) To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.
(ambitransitive) To cut one or more buttonholes (in).
(transitive) To sew by buttonhole stitch.
(transitive, surgery, chiefly archaic) To make a small slot-like incision in (intentionally or unintentionally).
(transitive, rare) To apply a flowery formation in.
(intransitive, archaic, rare) To attain buttonhole-like formations on cutting.