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单词 buttery
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buttery

(bʌtəri)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Buttery food contains butter or is covered with butter.
...buttery new potatoes.
...the buttery taste of the pastry.

buttery in British English 1

(ˈbʌtərɪ)
adjective
1. 
containing, like, or coated with butter
2.  informal
grossly or insincerely flattering; obsequious
Derived forms
butteriness (ˈbutteriness)
noun

buttery in British English 2

(ˈbʌtərɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -teries
1. 
a room for storing foods or wines
2.  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, butt4

buttery in American English 1

(ˈbʌtəri; ˈbʌtri)
nounWord forms: plural ˈbutteries
1. 
a storeroom for wine and liquor
2.  Dialectal
a larder (sense 1)
3. 
a room in some English colleges where students may buy provisions
Word origin
ME boterie, ale cellar, pantry < OFr, storage room for casks < ML buteria: see butt3

buttery in American English 2

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

Examples of 'buttery' in a sentence
buttery

London Green juice or buttery toast?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There's also a focus on beautiful skins and high-quality buttery leather.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Drain and add to the pan with the buttery onion.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The rooms smell of buttery leather and oiled oak.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Serve with the baked cod and buttery potatoes.
The Sun (2015)
Tricks included putting diet cola in regular cola bottles and swapping buttery biscuits for low-fat options.
The Sun (2010)
Add the unwashed rice, stirring into the buttery onion.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The tender, sweet meat and its bittersweet sauce go deliciously well with buttery mashed potato.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The Instagram photo of your gourmet steak dinner comes with a whiff of buttery mashed potatoes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Good with really buttery mash and hot apple rings, too.
The Sun (2012)
It's lush with a buttery pastry or cake.
The Sun (2013)
It would go well with small chunks of potatoes roasted at the same time, or buttery mash.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Stir the flour into the buttery onion until disappeared then add the milk, stirring constantly to make a smooth sauce.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I like to use a boozy, wet mincemeat and a buttery short pastry.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
These are gorgeous, little, buttery almond biscuits.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You've got that toasted, buttery flavour.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Lunch: Super noodles with two slices of buttery toast.
The Sun (2012)
Verdict: Filling is a bit dry and the pastry has a buttery taste.
The Sun (2014)
This pie has it all: crisp buttery pastry, a smooth tangy filling and a billowing meringue topping.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Either way, the flavours are soft and subtle, the garlic buttery and the onion sweet rather than astringent.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And when they are piled into a buttery pastry case with creamy egg custard and Parmesan topping, the aromas are almost unbearably delectable.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
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