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but·ter·y¹

(bŭt′ə-rē)

adj.

1. Containing or spread with butter.

2. Like or resembling butter.

3. Marked by effusive and insincere flattery.

but′ter·i·ness n.

but·ter·y²

(bŭt′ə-rē, bŭt′rē)

n. pl. but·ter·ies

1. A room in which liquors are stored.

2. Chiefly British A place in colleges and universities where students may buy provisions.

[Middle English buttrie, from Anglo-Norman buterie, alteration of botelerie, from Old French botele, bottle; see bottle.]

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buttery

(ˈbʌtərɪ)

adj

1. (Cookery) containing, like, or coated with butter

2. informal grossly or insincerely flattering; obsequious

ˈbutteriness n

buttery

(ˈbʌtərɪ)

n, pl -teries

1. (Architecture) a room for storing foods or wines

2. (Education) Brit (in some universities) a room in which food is supplied or sold to students

[C14: from Anglo-French boterie, from Anglo-Latin buteria, probably from butta cask, butt⁴]

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but•ter•y¹

(ˈbʌt ə ri)

adj.

1. like, containing, or spread with butter.

2. resembling butter, as in smoothness or softness of texture.

3. grossly flattering; smarmy.

[1350–1400]

but′ter•i•ness, n.

but•ter•y²

(ˈbʌt ə ri, ˈbʌ tri)

n., pl. -ter•ies.

1. Chiefly New Eng. a storeroom for provisions, wines, and liquors; pantry or larder.

2. Brit. a room in a college or university where students may buy food and drink.

[1350–1400; Middle English boterie < Anglo-French, probably derivative of bote butt ⁴]

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Noun 1. [画像:buttery - a small storeroom for storing foods or wines]buttery - a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

pantry, larder

still room, stillroom - a pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen (especially in a large house) for preparing tea and beverages and for storing liquors and preserves and tea etc

storage room, storeroom, stowage - a room in which things are stored

2. buttery - a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals

tea parlor, tea parlour, teahouse, tearoom, teashop - a restaurant where tea and light meals are available

Adj. 1. buttery - unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"

fulsome, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous, soapy, oily

insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"

2. buttery - resembling or containing or spread with butter; "a rich buttery cake"

fatty, fat - containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"

Translations

زُبْدي

máslovýna máslo

butterig

beurré

vajas

smjörkenndur; òakinn smjöri

smør- smørliknende

maslovýna maslo

yağlı

黄油的

buttery

[ˈbʌtərɪ] N → despensa f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

buttery

[ˈbʌtəri] adj

(= tasting of butter) [shortbread, pastry] → au beurre ; [taste] → de beurre

(= served with butter) [potatoes] → au beurre butt-naked [ˌbʌtˈneɪkɪd] adj (mainly US) → à poil

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

buttery

n → Vorratskammer f; (Univ) → Cafeteria f

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butter

(ˈbatə) noun

a fatty substance made from cream by churning. botter زُبْدَه масло manteiga máslo die Butter smør βούτυρο mantequilla või کره voi beurre חמאה मक्खन maslac vaj mentega susu smjör burro バター 버터 sviestas sviests mentega boter smør masło کوچ manteiga unt масло maslo maslo maslac smör เนย tereyağ 奶油 масло مکھن bơ 黄油

verb

to spread with butter. She buttered the bread. botter يَدْهَنُ بالزُّبْدَه намазвам с масло pôr manteiga namazat máslem mit Butter bestreichen smøre αλείφω με βούτυρο untar con mantequilla võid määrima, võiga määrima کره مالیدن voidella beurrer לִמרוֹח חֶמְאָה मक्खन लगाना nanijeti maslac megvajaz mengoleskan mentega smyrja imburrare バターをぬる 버터를 바르다 tepti sviestu uzziest sviestu menyapu mentega met boter besmeren ha smør på smarować masłem, pokryty masłem په کوچو سولول pôr manteiga a unge cu unt намазывать маслом natrieť maslom namazati z maslom namazati maslacem smöra ทาเนย tereyağ sürmek 抹奶油 мастити маслом ڈبل روٹی پر مکھن لگانا phết bơ 抹黄油

ˈbuttery adjective

a buttery knife. botterige زُبْدي маслен de/com manteiga máslový, na máslo butterig smøragtig βουτυρωμένος, καλυμμένος με βούτυρο mantecoso võine کره دار voinen beurré, couvert de beurre שֶל חֶמְאָה चाकू kao maslac vajas mengandung mentega smjörkenndur; þakinn smjöri imburrato, burroso バターの付いた 버터를 바른 sviestuotas sviestains bermentega boterachtig smør-, smørliknende maślany کوچ لرونکی de/com manteiga cu unt; untos масляный na maslo, maslový maslen koji je umazan maslacem smörig เลอะเนย yağlı 沾有奶油的 масляний مکھن بھرا có bơ 黄油的

ˈbutterfingers noun

a person who is likely to drop things which he or she is carrying. lomperd, onhandige أصابِعٌ رَخْوَه кашкавалени пръсти mão furada nešika ungeschickte Person klodsmajor αδέξιος manazas, torpe kobakäpp دست و پا چلفتی mämmikoura empoté/-ée יַדָיִים שֶל מרגָרִינָה नाजुक उंगलियों वाला व्यक्ति nespretnjaković kétbalkezes suka menjatuhkan sesuatu klaufi persona dalle mani di pasta frolla, persona dalle mani di burro/ricotta 物をよく落す人 손재주가 서투른 사람 atgrubnagis neveiklis; jēlnadzis suka menjatuhkan sesuatu breekal klossmajor, kløne niezdara هغه څوك چى شيان چى په ځمكه غورځوى mãos de cebola neîndemânatic растяпа babrák, nešikovník nerodnež nespretnjaković fumlig person คนที่ทําของตกหล่นบ่อย sakar kimse 手腳笨拙的人 ґава; людина, в якої все з рук падає ہاتھوں میں اٹھائی ہوئی اشیاء گرانے کا امکان vụng về 拿不稳东西的人,手脚笨拙的人

ˈbutterscotch (-skotʃ) noun

a kind of hard toffee made with butter. botterkaramel حَلْوى مِنَ السُّكَّر والزُّبْدَه вид твърд карамел, правен с масло caramelo mléčný bonbon das Buttertoffee flødekaramel καραμέλα βουτύρου dulce de azúcar terciado con mantequilla võikompvek نوعی آبنبات کره ای kermatoffee caramel écossais סוּכָּרִייַת חֶמְאָה एक तरह की टॉफी karamela tejkaramella gula-gula yang dibuat dengan mentega (smjör)karamella/brjóstsykur caramella バタースカッチ 버터스카치 irisinis saldainis īrisiem līdzīgi saldumi gula-gula yang dibuat dengen mentega boterballetje karamell (rodzaj cukierków) يو ډول شرينى caramelo caramea ириска mliečny bonbón škotska karamela karamela knäck ขนมหวานชนิดหนึ่งทําจากเนย tereyağlı akide şekeri 奶油糖 ірис مکھن سے بنائی گئی سخت ٹافی kẹo làm bằng bơ đun với đường 奶油糖果

butter up

to flatter (someone) usually because one wants him to do something for one. flikflooi, pamperlang يُداهِن، يَتَمَلَّق подмазвам се amaciar lichotit jemandem schmeicheln smigre καλοπιάνω με κολακείες dar coba a meelitama چاپلوسی کردن؛ تملق گفتن voidella jotakuta passer de la pommade à לְהַחֲנִיף कुछ करने के लिए खुशामद करना laskati hízeleg menyanjung, menjilat skjalla adulare おべっかを言う 알랑거리다 pataikauti, įsiteikti glaimot menyanjung-nyanjung vleien blidgjøre, smigre; smøre schlebiać چاپلوسی کول engraxar a linguşi грубо льстить lichotiť dobrikati se laskati smickra, fjäska för ประจบ dalkavukluk yapmak 討好 лестити مکھن لگانا ، چاپلوسی یا خوشامد کرنا bợ đỡ 讨好

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Sir Nigel and his lady walked on in deep talk, while a fat under-steward took charge of the three comrades, and led them to the buttery, where beef, bread, and beer were kept ever in readiness for the wayfarer.

"And, what is more," said Hordle John, suddenly appearing out of the buttery with the huge board upon which the pastry was rolled, "if either raise sword I shall flatten him like a Shrovetide pancake.

But there are ale, mead, and wine in the buttery, and the steward a merry rogue, who will not haggle over a quart or two.

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When he breakfasted or dined all the resources of the club--its kitchens and pantries, its buttery and dairy--aided to crowd his table with their most succulent stores; he was served by the gravest waiters, in dress coats, and shoes with swan-skin soles, who proffered the viands in special porcelain, and on the finest linen; club decanters, of a lost mould, contained his sherry, his port, and his cinnamon-spiced claret; while his beverages were refreshingly cooled with ice, brought at great cost from the American lakes.

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Meanwhile, I must be about my dinner." And he kicked open the buttery door without ceremony and brought to light a venison pasty and cold roast pheasant--goodly sights to a hungry man.

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The circle broke up, each collaring his own jug, glass, and song-book; Bill pounced on the big table, and began to rattle it away to its place outside the buttery door.

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The flavours were buttery with only a conservative amount of sugar.

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