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A
button is small disc- or knob-shaped object attached to
cloth or an article of clothing in order to secure an opening,
or for ornamentation. Functional buttons work by slipping
the buttons through a fabric or thread loop, or by sliding
the button through a slit called a buttonhole. This is button
hole of the cuff and it is through these holes that one
would be able to wear the cufflink.
Buttons
may be manufactured from an extremely broad variety of materials,
including natural materials such as antler, bone, horn,
ivory, shell, vegetable ivory, and wood; or synthetics such
as celluloid, glass, metal, and plastic.
Hard
plastic is by far the most common material for newly manufactured
buttons. The other options tend to occur only in premium
apparel.
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