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buttery1 definition

but·tery (but′ər ē, but′rē)

noun pl. butteries -·ter·ies

  1. a storeroom for wine and liquor
  2. Dialectal a larder (sense )
  3. a room in some English colleges where students may buy provisions

Etymology: ME boterie, ale cellar, pantry < OFr, storage room for casks < ML buteria: see butt

buttery2 definition

but·tery (but′ər ē)

adjective

  1. like butter, as in consistency
  2. containing or spread with butter
  3. inclined to flattery; adulatory

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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