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adj
Of a collar, able to be buttoned down to the shirt, as over a necktie.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Serious; staid; businesslike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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adj
Conservative; conventional; unimaginative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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noun
A shirt with a button-down collar
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A button-up shirt
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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adjective satellite
of a shirt; having the ends of the collar fastened down by buttons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
unimaginatively conventional- Newsweek
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: buttoned-down, conservative
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History
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