Buttons

Buttons
Buttons But"tons, n. A boy servant, or page, -- in allusion to the buttons on his livery. [Colloq.] --Dickens. [1913 Webster]

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  • buttons — /but nz/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Chiefly Brit. a bellboy or page in a hotel. [1840 50; so called from the many buttons of his uniform] * * * …   Universalium

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  • BUTTONS — n. colloq. a liveried page boy. Etymology: from the rows of buttons on his jacket …   Useful english dictionary

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