Sentence:  I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the <WSD>buttons</WSD> on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. (from the mid-13th c.)