Part 1506

<hw>But"ting</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An abuttal; a boundary.</def>

<blockquote>Without <b>buttings</b> or boundings on any side. <i>Bp. Beveridge.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Butting joint</h1> <Xpage=197>

<hw>But"ting joint`</hw>. <def>A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts; -- sometimes called <i>abutting joint</i>.</def>

<h1>Butt joint</h1> <Xpage=197>

<hw>Butt" joint`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st <er>Butt</er>, 8.</def>

<h1>Buttock</h1> <Xpage=197>

<hw>But"tock</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Butt</er> an end.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The part at the back of the hip, which, in man, forms one of the rounded protuberances on which he sits; the rump.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.</def>

<i>Mar. Dict.</i>

<h1>Button</h1> <Xpage=197>

<hw>But"ton</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>boton</ets>, <ets>botoun</ets>, F. <ets>bouton</ets> button, bud, prop. something pushing out, fr. <ets>bouter</ets> to push. See <er>Butt</er> an end.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a <i>buttonhole</i>, in the other; -- used also for ornament.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A bud; a germ of a plant.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>A globule of metal remaining onan assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion.</def>

<cs><col>Button hook</col>, <cd>a hook for catching a button and drawing it through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves.</cd> -- <col>Button shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small, univalve marine shell of the genus <spn>Rotella</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Button snakeroot</col>. <cd><fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> The American composite genus <i>Liatris<i>, having rounded buttonlike heads of flowers. <sd>(b)</sd> An American umbelliferous plant with rigid, narrow leaves, and flowers in dense heads.</cd> -- <col>Button tree</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus of trees (<spn>Conocarpus</spn>), furnishing durable timber, mostly natives of the West Indies.</cd> -- <col>To hold by the button</col>, <cd>to detain in conversation to weariness; to bore; to buttonhole.</cd></cs>

<h1>Button</h1> <Xpage=197>

<hw>But"ton</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Buttoned</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Buttoning</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>botonen</ets>, OF. <ets>botoner</ets>, F. <ets>boutonner</ets>. See <er>Button</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by <i>up</i>.</def>

<blockquote>He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, <b>buttoned</b> up to the throat in a tight green coat. <i>Dickens.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To dress or clothe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Button</h1> <Xpage=197>

<hw>But"ton</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To be fastened by a button or buttons; <as>as, the coat will not <ex>button</ex></as>.</def>

<h1>Buttonball</h1> <Xpage=197>

<hw>But"ton*ball`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Buttonwood</er>.</def>

<h1>Buttonbush</h1> <Xpage=197>