buttonhook
Victorian dressing tool
A buttonhook is a small tool with a hook at one end, used to pull buttons through buttonholes on tight-fitting garments like gloves or high-button shoes.
These implements were common household items in the Victorian and Edwardian eras when such clothing was fashionable.
In American football, a buttonhook is a pass route where the receiver runs downfield, then abruptly turns back toward the quarterback to catch the ball.
Fastening slit or detain
- placketReinforced garment slit
- cufflinkDress shirt fastener
- collarNeck encirclement
- blouseLoose-fitting upper garment
shirt · glove · boot · corset · bodice · spat · gaiter · kid glove
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
Art Nouveau · estate sale · flea market · curio · bric-a-brac · nostalgia · retro · vanity set
Path from A to B
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- pass patternReceiver's designated running path
- cutSeverance or reduction
- fakeNot the real thing
juke · misdirection · quarterback · end zone · scrimmage · gridiron · play · formation
Part for gripping
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- tipEnd or gratuity
- loopCurve closing on itself
- wireThin metallic conductor
metal · ivory · bone · silver · tortoiseshell · mother-of-pearl · ornate · decorative
buttonhole
Fastening slit or detain
blouse · shirt · glove · boot · corset · bodice · spat · gaiter · kid glove · Victorian dress
antique
Old valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- VictorianOf a prim era
Edwardian · Art Nouveau · estate sale · flea market · curio · bric-a-brac · nostalgia · retro · vanity set · trousseau
route
Path from A to B
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- pass patternReceiver's designated running path
- cutSeverance or reduction
fake · juke · misdirection · quarterback · end zone · scrimmage · gridiron · play · formation · curl
handle
Part for gripping
wire · metal · ivory · bone · silver · tortoiseshell · mother-of-pearl · ornate · decorative · engraved
buttonhookzipper pull
Grip on sliding fastener
seam ripper · velcro · zipper · snap fastener · buckle
buttonhookfly route
Straight downfield pass pattern
streak · fade route · post route · slant