buttery¹

[buht-uh-ree]

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adjective

like, containing, or spread with butter.
resembling butter, as in smoothness or softness of texture: a vest of buttery leather.
grossly flattering; smarmy.

Origin of buttery¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, buttery is from the Middle English word buttry. See butter, -y¹

Related formsbut·ter·i·ness, noun

buttery²

[buht-uh-ree, buh-tree]

noun, plural but·ter·ies.

Chiefly New England. a room or rooms in which the provisions, wines, and liquors of a household are kept; pantry; larder.
a room in colleges, especially at Oxford and Cambridge universities, from which articles of food and drink are sold or dispensed to the students.

Origin of buttery²

1350–1400; Middle English boterie < Anglo-French, probably equivalent to bote butt⁴ + -erie -ery

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Examples from the Web for buttery

Contemporary Examples

Depending on the producer, Champagne can also be highly cloyingly sweet, buttery, or round, or mineral.
Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong
Kayleigh Kulp
December 20, 2014
The buttery, nutty, and sweet and salty all work together to form a balance of flavors.
The Cronut Gives Way to the Penis Pretzel
Tim Teeman
August 7, 2014
There is more of a buttery and smooth taste profile with this wine.
William Shatner Picks His Favorite Wines
William Shatner
July 4, 2014
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
We recommend the buttery miso ramen, topped with a soft-boiled egg, scallions, and corn.
Underground Ramen’s Mainstream Moment
Sara Sayed
May 12, 2014

Historical Examples

And then jest as I was gettin' into a drowse, I heard the cat in the buttery, and I got up to let her out.
The Universal Reciter
Various
An inward cellar within the buttery, which may serue for a Larder.
The English Husbandman
Gervase Markham
A staire-case into the Good-mans roomes ouer the Kitchin and Buttery.
The English Husbandman
Gervase Markham
Then the musicians withdrew to the buttery, and were themselves feasted.
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations
William Francis Dawson
Which performed, they, with the musick, are to return into the buttery.
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations
William Francis Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for buttery

buttery¹

adjective

containing, like, or coated with butter
informal grossly or insincerely flattering; obsequious

Derived Formsbutteriness, noun

buttery²

noun plural -teries

a room for storing foods or wines
British (in some universities) a room in which food is supplied or sold to students

Word Origin

C14: from Anglo-French boterie, from Anglo-Latin buteria, probably from butta cask, butt 4

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Word Origin and History for buttery

adj.

"resembling butter," late 14c., from butter (n.) + -y (2). Related: Butteriness.

n.

"place for storing liquor," originally "room where provisions are laid up" (late 14c.), from Old French boterie, from Late Latin botaria, from bota, variant of butta "cask, bottle;" see butt (n.2) + -ery.

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Examples from the Web for buttery

Contemporary Examples

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.

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.

We recommend the buttery miso ramen, topped with a soft-boiled egg, scallions, and corn.

Historical Examples

And then jest as I was gettin' into a drowse, I heard the cat in the buttery, and I got up to let her out.

An inward cellar within the buttery, which may serue for a Larder.

A staire-case into the Good-mans roomes ouer the Kitchin and Buttery.

Then the musicians withdrew to the buttery, and were themselves feasted.

Which performed, they, with the musick, are to return into the buttery.

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Word Origin and History for buttery

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