buttonhook

A noun referring to a hook used for pulling a button through a buttonhole.

• 🇨🇳一种带小钩的工具，用于把纽扣穿过扣眼、帮助扣紧衣物；也指用钩针把线或纽扣勾过布料的工具。

1. Button fastening tool C1 formal

   A small hook-shaped tool used to pull a button through a buttonhole, making it easier to fasten clothing.

   • She used a buttonhook to fasten her tight gloves.
   • The antique buttonhook was made of silver.
   • Buttonhooks were common in the 19th century for fastening high-button shoes.

   🇨🇳纽扣钩

• buttonhooks plural form
• buttonhooks' possessive plural form
• buttonhook's possessive singular form