Fastened or closed with buttons; also used in phrases like 'buttoned up' meaning well-organized or secretive.
From Old French 'boton' meaning 'bud' or 'knob,' because early buttons resembled small plant buds. Buttons evolved from purely decorative items to functional closures during the medieval period.
Buttons weren't invented for fastening—medieval nobles wore them purely for decoration while laces actually held clothing together. The shift to functional buttons in the 1300s was considered a major innovation because it made getting dressed so much faster!
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