buttondish
nounUK /ˈbʌtəndɪʃ/
US /ˈbʌtəndɪʃ/
A small dish that holds buttons.
She kept her spare buttons in a little buttondish on the dresser.
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2. A shallow dish used to collect loose buttons during laundry or mending.
He emptied the buttondish after sorting the laundry.
3. A decorative dish shaped like a button.
The ceramic buttondish sat on the coffee table as a curiosity.
4. A small compartment in a sewing box for storing buttons.
Grandma's sewing box had a buttondish lined with velvet.