A knob; a small ball; a catch, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, made of metal, silk, mohair, wood.

Any knob or ball fastened to another body; a small protuberant body.

A bud; a gem of a plant.

The button of the reins of a bridle, is a ring of leather, with the reins passed through, which runs along the length of the reins.

A flat piece of wood, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten doors.

A small round mass of metal, found at the bottom of a crucible, in chimical experiments.

The sea-urchin, an animal which has prickles instead of feet.

but’n. To fasten with a button, or buttons; to inclose, or make secure with buttons; often followed with up, as to button up a waistcoat.

To dress or clothe.