buttered


but·ter

B0580500 (bŭt′ər)n.1. A soft yellowish or whitish emulsion of butterfat, water, air, and sometimes salt, churned from milk or cream and processed for use in cooking and as a food.2. Any of various substances similar to butter, especially:a. A spread made from fruit, nuts, or other foods: plum butter; cashew butter.b. A vegetable fat having a nearly solid consistency at ordinary temperatures.3. Flattery.tr.v. but·tered, but·ter·ing, but·ters To put butter on or in.Phrasal Verb: butter up To praise or flatter excessively: You're always buttering up the boss.
[Middle English butere, from Old English, from Latin būtȳrum, from Greek boutūron : bous, cow; see gwou- in Indo-European roots + tūros, cheese; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]

buttered

(ˈbʌtəd) adj (Cookery) having had butter spread over or applied to it