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Are buttons really CUTE? The word 'cute' was originally a contraction of the word 'acute' which means bright or clever. At first the expression was 'bright as a button' ..... polished brass buttons are quite shiny:) It all makes sense now! The expression and the word have certainly evolved over the years. This vintage postcard boy certainly fits the current definition of cute!
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Cute as a Button - Expression Explained:)
Posted by Marie Reed at 6:23 AM
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This poscard looks like an ancestor of a photography on scrapbooking.
The frame of the card in from Piknik.com . They have a new fancy collage feature that I am addicted too!
My post in on line Marie !
Adorable baby! Thanks for the word origin. I always wondered why they said that.:) Also hope you're feeling better.
i never knew that, what a strange explanation, acute....mmm...thanks.
Claude posted about mailboxes AND Napoleon! Be sure to go visit her!
@lionmother I am feeling much better even though I still have a fever for some reason!
So that's it! My grandmother always said (of me of course, ha, ha) "bright as a button."
I always say "cute as a button!!" That was really adorable.
Awww too adorable! :)
That baby IS "cute as a button"! Thanks for sharing.
Well, see..I'm smarter just for stopping by today! :) Who would have known! Happy St. P day!
I love how one did baby's hair at that time.
A beautiful modern-vintage postcard.
Yea I heard your voice! Yahoo! Then I couldn't get into my blog. ha ha Oh the joys of figuring out all this techno stuff! Gotta run and get breakfast made, I'm going to be so late today but it's all been so fun! Thank you for your help!
So cute .. like a button! tee hee!
Hey you're back! YAY! The world is spinning in greased grooves again.
The postcard is cute as a button.
Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig (Gaelic for Happy St. Patrick's Day)! ♥ ∞
Are you sure that's a boy?
It's interesting how expressions evolve. You wouldn't yet hear "cute as a button" in the UK, but that meaning for cute is creeping in. Cute used to mean crafty, as in "cute as a fox". Words fascinate me almost as much as postcards! :)
I love finding out how expressions originated. Thanks for the info! ~Lori
I love this kind of trivia, thanks for sharing!
No Marie Larry did not bring with him this US mailbox from America. I bought it in Le Mans in a big shop Leroy-Merlin several years ago. The number is the date of the day I met my Chéri 22 June. I glues on a side the letter of our name.
This morning in looking at a book about our city I found an old postcard. I will post it later.
Me again Marie ! I am very sorry but this morning I had no time to translate my post in english.I
I love this kind of random trivia. Everyone around me is going to be hearing 'bright as a button' today. ;) [Popping over from SITS]
Beautiful and interesting postcard!
Bright as a button! How cute. ;)
i love all the little lessons you guys pass on with the postcards! i feel like i can go on jeopardy now! lol!
as for the postcard itself - i love the colors! very spring!
That's an interesting story behind the quote :-) Really cute postcard too!! :-) I learn alot by reading your blog.
Adorable!!!
:) tina
Ohhhh I'm so glad I found your blog, I adore vintage images and as an Altered Artist I have a whole library of images from Victorian & Edwardian images up to around 1940s. I shall definitely follow your blog, it's wonderful. Mandy x
Adorable baby and I love the embellishments!
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