buttery
1Origin of buttery
1Other words from buttery
- but·ter·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby buttery
Other definitions for buttery (2 of 2)
Origin of buttery
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How to use buttery in a sentence
Depending on the producer, Champagne can also be highly cloyingly sweet, buttery, or round, or mineral.
The buttery, nutty, and sweet and salty all work together to form a balance of flavors.
Too much time in barrel equals a woody tasting, overly buttery, finish.
There is more of a buttery and smooth taste profile with this wine.
But with unlimited access to the luxurious sandwiches, piled high with glistening meat, a buttery apocalypse of gluttony unfolded.
My Big, Buttery Lobster Roll Rumble: We Came, We Clawed, We Conquered | Scott Bixby | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Usher orders whats wanted from the buttery: a link from the Chandler, and ale and wine.
Early English Meals and Manners | VariousMrs. Solly Joel as she passed daily through the prison gate was a complete buttery.
A Woman's Part in a Revolution | Natalie Harris HammondI will serve the Duke of Christendom, and do him more credit in his cellar than all the plate in his buttery; is't not so, lad?
Aunt Phyllis went to the spring-house for the milk and the butter, and to the buttery for some other things.
The Sandman: His Farm Stories | William J. HopkinsThe Washington crest, in colored glass, was to be seen in a window of what is now the buttery.
From Farm House to the White House | William M. Thayer
British Dictionary definitions for buttery (1 of 2)
/ (ˈbʌtərɪ) /
containing, like, or coated with butter
informal grossly or insincerely flattering; obsequious
Derived forms of buttery
- butteriness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for buttery (2 of 2)
/ (ˈbʌtərɪ) /
a room for storing foods or wines
British (in some universities) a room in which food is supplied or sold to students
Origin of buttery
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