Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
orders in his button
English answer:
symbols of military/religious orders in his buttonhole
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awilliams
Nov 28, 2006 11:37
17 yrs ago
English term
orders in his button
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Poetry & Literature
Greetings,
Please see
http://thackeray.thefreelibrary.com/Vanity-Fair/29-
"Near the pretty little woman in white?" asked a middle-aged gentleman seated by the querist's side, with orders in his button, and several under-waistcoats, and a great, choky, white stock.
Thank you,
Simon
Please see
http://thackeray.thefreelibrary.com/Vanity-Fair/29-
"Near the pretty little woman in white?" asked a middle-aged gentleman seated by the querist's side, with orders in his button, and several under-waistcoats, and a great, choky, white stock.
Thank you,
Simon
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Nov 28, 2006 11:46: awilliams changed "Field (specific)" from "Cooking / Culinary" to "Poetry & Literature"
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symbols of military/religious orders in his buttonhole
I imagine he's wearing a cross/ribbon/something similar that marks his affiliation to or achievement in a military or perhaps religious order in his buttonhole.
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Note added at 16 mins (2006-11-28 11:53:45 GMT)
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I should have added "medals" to that list.
See this site for a modern-day example: http://www.windsorfire.com/protocol/
"The second badge is worn with its ribbon emerging from the top buttonhole." (see picture)
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Note added at 17 mins (2006-11-28 11:55:00 GMT)
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Decorations, in other words.
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Note added at 16 mins (2006-11-28 11:53:45 GMT)
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I should have added "medals" to that list.
See this site for a modern-day example: http://www.windsorfire.com/protocol/
"The second badge is worn with its ribbon emerging from the top buttonhole." (see picture)
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Note added at 17 mins (2006-11-28 11:55:00 GMT)
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Decorations, in other words.
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Payam Fazli
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Works in: Persian (Farsi) to English, English to Persian (Farsi), English, and 1 more.
A plastic or metal badge that expresses messages (American English)
You can refer to a plastic or metal badge that expresses a message of some kind as a button; used in American English. For example :"The newest button on blouses and jackets says, 'My sweatheart's...'... or ...wearing Malcolm X T-shirts and buttons.
So probably...I'm not fully aware of the context though , but by all it seems the most logical interpretation would be that the man's shirt has a badge that sounds like "orders" (depending on the context) to the observer.
So probably...I'm not fully aware of the context though , but by all it seems the most logical interpretation would be that the man's shirt has a badge that sounds like "orders" (depending on the context) to the observer.
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