Button \But"ton\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Buttoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Buttoning.]

[OE. botonen, OF. botoner, F. boutonner. See Button, n.]

1. To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.

He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat. --Dickens.

2. To dress or clothe. [Obs.]

--Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)