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Conceptual system
extra button
Domain:  Garments
Subdomain (1st level):  Garment accessories
Subdomain (2nd level):  Findings
Table:  Table 11
Noun phrase
Countable
Definition:  Button which is sewn or put in a little plastic cover and attached to the garment. In case a button of the piece of clothing breaks or is lost, the customer can replace it with the extra button, which is of the same type.
Penny, 2004
Context:  The shirt features a button-down collar and has a back pleat, a left chest pocket with button closure, two-button cuff vent and an extra button in side seam.
Rhodes, 2004
Attestation:  10
Co-hyponyms:  two-hole button, four-hole button, snap fastener, jeweled button, shank button, toggle
Hyperonyms:  button
Synonyms:  spare button
It:  bottone di riserva
Degree of reliability:  10