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press stud

noun

, Chiefly British.


press stud

noun

  1. a fastening device consisting of one part with a projecting knob that snaps into a hole on another like part, used esp in closures in clothing Also calledpoppersnap fastener
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of press stud1

First recorded in 1915–20

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