Button

Buttons are measured in lignes or lines, with 40 lignes equal to 1 inch. Cast can refer to:.
. Urinary casts, tubules found in urine [1]. Functional buttons for clothing became widespread with the rise of snug-fitting clothing in 13th and 14th century Europe. Cast: A Mexican progressive rock band. Buttons and button-like objects used as ornaments rather than fasteners have been discovered in the ancient Indus Valley (circa 2800-2600 BC), Bronze Age sites in China (circa 2000-1500 BC), and are attested in Ancient Rome. Cast: A UK band.

. Cast, a commune of the Finistère département, in France.
. Caste: the term used for social division in Hindu society. Buttons may be manufactured from an extremely broad variety of materials, including horn, shell, bone and antler, ivory, metal, plastic, celluloid, glass, thread, and wood. CAST is the CERN Axion Solar Telescope. Functional buttons work by slipping the buttons through a fabric or thread loop, or by sliding the button through a slit called a buttonhole. CAST is a sub-discipline of Computer-aided software engineering.

A button is small disc- or knob-shaped object attached to cloth or an article of clothing in order to secure an opening, or for ornamentation. CAST: a block cipher design process; the block ciphers CAST5 / CAST-128 and CAST-256. A bar is a row of perpendicular hand or machine stitching to reinforce the ends of a buttonhole. Cast Away: A film about a FedEx employee who is stranded on a deserted island. A keyhole buttonhole is a worked or machine-made buttonhole with a round hole at the end of the slit to accommodate the button's shank without distorting the fabric; keyhole buttonholes are most often found on tailored coats and jackets. Casting: In the performing arts, a pre-production process for selecting a cast of actors and other talent. A bound buttonhole's raw edges are encased in a piece of fabric or trim. Casting: In art, a method for creating one or more copies of an original piece of sculptural artwork.

A machine-made buttonhole is usually sewn with two parallel rows of machine sewing in a narrow zig-zag stitch, with the ends finished in a broader zig-zag stitch. Cast is put on an arm or leg. A worked buttonhole has raw (cut) edges finished with hand sewing, usually in a buttonhole stitch. Cast or Type cast: in computer science for data types. Pairs of mandarin buttons worn as cuff links are called silk knots. A verb meaning to indicate a decision in a vote, as in 'cast a ballot.'. Mandarin buttons are a key element in Mandarin dress (Qi Pao in Chinese), where they are closed with loops. Casting is a process by which a material is introduced into a mould while it is liquid, allowed to solidify in the shape inside the mould, and then removed producing a fabricated object, part, or casing.

Mandarin buttons are knobs made of intricately knotted strings. Worked or cloth buttons are created by embroidering or crocheting tight stitches (usually with linen thread) over a knob or ring called a form. Flat buttons may be attached by sewing machine rather than by hand, and may be used with heavy fabrics by working a thread shank to extend the height of the button above the fabric. Flat or sew-through buttons have two or four holes punched through the button through which the thread is sewn to attach the button.

Covered buttons are fabric-covered forms with a separate back piece that secures the fabric over the knob. Shank buttons have a small ring or a bar with a hole called the shank protruding from the back of the button, through which thread is sewn to attach the button.