unbutton

Definition

To open (something) by undoing its buttons.

Etymology

From Middle English onbottonen, unbotonen; equivalent to un- + button.

Example Sentences

• "Being now too high wound up to bear a delay, he unbutton'd, and drawing out the engine of love-assaults, drove it currently, as at a ready-made breach"
• "He was so muscled and firm, and the canvas shirt under his jacket unbuttoned easily."