0 present participle of button --
1 to fasten something, usually a piece of clothing, using buttons: --
Knox was able to derive, using his "buttoning up" procedure, some of the wiring of the rotor that had been loaded in the fast position on that day.
Another patient was observed to be buttoning up her blouse with her controlled dominant hand while the alien non-dominant hand, at the same time, was unbuttoning her blouse.
The emancipation bodice was a tight sleeveless vest, buttoning up the front, with rows of buttons along the bottom to which could be attached petticoats and skirt.
Instead of buttoning together in the middle, the sides are pulled against the wearers body, the right flap close to the body with the left covering.
Buttoning and button holing are completed and much of the finishing touches such as sewing the point of the vee are done by hand.
Fine motor abilities, such as writing and buttoning clothes, became impaired during an attack.
He always wore several jackets, buttoning or unbuttoning them according to season.
Arm-onset patients may experience difficulty with tasks requiring manual dexterity such as buttoning a shirt, writing, or turning a key in a lock.
