rebutton

To fasten with buttons again.

Verb

  1. To fasten with buttons again.
    • Ms. Osborne notes that in Edwardian London adulterous affairs tended to be conducted between the hours of five and seven (known as a “cinq à sept”) because it took women lots of time in those days to unbutton and unlace...

Origin

From re- + button.

Forms

rebuttons rebuttoning rebuttoned