buttontray
nounUK /ˈbʌtən treɪ/
US /ˈbʌtən treɪ/
A small tray where you keep your buttons.
She put the loose buttons back in the buttontray.
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2. A shallow compartment on a sewing machine that holds spare buttons and small parts.
The spare presser feet are stored in the buttontray under the machine.
3. A tray-like section of a display case used to sort buttons by color or size in a shop.
The tailor arranged the pearl buttons in the buttontray by shade.
4. A small tray on a desk or dresser for collecting stray buttons and cufflinks.
He dropped his cufflink into the buttontray by the mirror.