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• but|toned — «BUHT uhnd», adjective. furnished, decorated, or fastened with buttons: »buttoned shoes …   Useful english dictionary

• un|but|toned — «uhn BUHT uhnd», adjective. 1. not buttoned; open: »an unbuttoned shirt or coat. 2. Figurative. open and free; easy; casual: »He had had all too much of the unbuttoned, cozy, secure little world of the university (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

• but — but·ler; but·ler·age; but·ler·ite; but·lery; but·ter·bump; but·ter·bur; but·ter·i·ness; but·ter·is; but·ter·less; but·ter·man; but·tle; but·ton·er; but·ton·less; but·tony; but·tress·less; but·ty; hack·but; hack·but·eer; hal·i·but; hal·i·but·er;… …   English syllables

• toned-down — but·toned down; …   English syllables

• A High-Toned Old Christian Woman — is a poem in Wallace Stevens s first book of poetry, Harmonium (1923).Milton J. Bates interprets the poem as a shocking version of Santayana s argument in Interpretations of Poetry and Religion (1900) that poetry and religion are equally fictions …   Wikipedia

• button-down — but′ton down adj. 1) clo (of a collar) having buttonholes at the ends with which it can be buttoned to the front of the garment 2) clo (of a garment) having a button down collar 3) cvb Also, but′toned down′ conventional, unimaginative, or… …   From formal English to slang

• buttoned-up — but|toned up [ ,bʌtnd ʌp ] adjective BRITISH INFORMAL unwilling to show or talk about feelings and emotions …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• buttoned-down — but·toned down …   English syllables

• buttoned-up — but′toned up adj. 1) cvb carefully planned, operated, supervised, etc 2) cvb conservative, as in professional style or manner • Etymology: cvb 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

• List of X-Men: Evolution characters — The series X Men: Evolution featured a diverse cast of complicated characters. A common staple of the series was whether a particular person had chosen their allegiances correctly, with several instances of a character switching teams. Contents 1 …   Wikipedia