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butters

  • present tense form
    of butter (3rd person singular).
    butter
    noun
    the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned.

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In the center is the crème de la crème: Maison Bordier, the small artisanal house in Brittany whose butters sell out the fastest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

You can get fancy with your butters by making a garlic herb butter or a whipped honey butter to brush the insides and tops of your rolls.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: The Vitamix 5200 makes excellent smoothies, soups, nut butters and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

Serve these rolls alongside your favorite salted or flavored butters.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025

Mrs. Shainmark takes a scone and passes the plate to Mama, then butters her pastry with the thick cream.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan