buttoned

Buttoned is the past participle of button and an adjective describing something that is fastened with buttons or otherwise secured by buttons. In everyday language, buttoned identifies clothing and other fabric items that use buttons as closures, such as a buttoned shirt or a buttoned coat. The term can also describe upholstery or other materials that incorporate buttons as a design element, often in tufted forms where fabric is gathered and secured by buttons.

In fashion, the phrase button-down is common, referring to a shirt with front buttons or a collar designed to be fastened with buttons. The term buttoned-down collar also appears, indicating a collar with points that fasten to the shirt to stay in place.

Figurative use: buttoned up describes a person, organization, or situation that is orderly, restrained, or tightly controlled. To button up can also mean to close off a conversation or to seal something.

Etymology: button originates from Old English but traces through Old French bouton, meaning a knot or bud, from which the modern meaning of a fastener derives. The past participle buttoned follows standard English verb formation.

See also: button, buttonhole, button-down, tufting, button-tufted.