Button

:For other uses of the word button, see Button (disambiguation).

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A button is small disc- or knob-shaped object attached to cloth or an article of clothing. Buttons may be manufactured from an extremely broad variety of materials, including bone, ivory, metal, plastic, and wood. Buttons were first used by the Ancient Romans.

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The functional role of buttons is to fasten or cinch the openings of a garment. By sliding the button through a slit (the ) in the to which the first is to be held. The slit is only sufficiently wide to allow the button to be fully pushed through while still remaining stitched to the first piece of cloth.

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Buttons are also sometimes used for decorative effect, with or without a practical function.

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Cloth: Cloth or fabric is a flexible artificial material made up of a network of natural or artificial fibres (thread or yarn) formed by weaving or knitting (textiles), or pressed into felt. The words fabric and material are commonly used in the textile assembly trades such as tailoring and dressmaking, as...

Clothing: (See also List of types of clothing and Clothing terminology)...

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