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Conceptual system
four-hole button
Domain:  Garments
Subdomain (1st level):  Garment accessories
Subdomain (2nd level):  Findings
Table:  Table 11
Noun phrase
Countable
Definition:  A sew-on button with four holes through which the thread passes to attach the button to the garment.
Penny, 2004
Context:  (...) In the US, at least, almost all small buttons (shirt buttons) are four-hole buttons, especially on men’s garments.
Penny, 2004
Attestation:  10
Co-hyponyms:  two-hole button, snap fastener, extra button, jeweled button, shank button, toggle
Hyperonyms:  button
It:  bottone a quattro fori
Degree of reliability:  10
Vocabolario illustrato della moda, 2004