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Meanings of buttery in English

Portuguese
aparador
Catalan
rebost

A small storeroom for storing foods or wines.

aparador

Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech.

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As soft as butter; very soft.

Buttery.

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Usage of buttery in English
1
Run to the buttery; his goatship will be wanting butter and cheese.
A clash of kings
2
This recipe uses cornflour and icing sugar to create the buttery texture.
The South African
3
Soon, the first of the scholars came rapping upon the buttery hatch.
Caleb's crossing
4
I saw heaps and heaps of it in Farmer Green's buttery yesterday.
The Tale of Betsy Butterfly / Tuck-Me-In Tales
5
You're thinking of those amazing rashers that don't shrink, with buttery toast.
The Irish Times
6
The first step is to make the flat, crisp, buttery pastry sheets.
The South African
7
James DeGale is as cocksure as he is buttery-smooth inside the ropes.
The Guardian
8
First the martial music, and then the buttery slickness of the announcer.
Foundation and Empire
9
Cormac's tray is loaded with roasted lamb shanks and buttery hot bread.
Unraveled
10
One of the buttery softball girls walked past, trailing candy and fruit.
Gutshot straight
11
That face, perfect skin, impeccable make-up, her buttery mane and stunning cheekbones.
Independent.ie
12
Sea bass is a mild fish but boasts a buttery and meaty texture.
Jamaica Observer
13
We also wanted the flavor to be as rich and buttery as possible.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
14
I worked for one year in the buttery of Harvard College.
Caleb's crossing
15
Food and drink from the buttery, aside from the regular dinner at commons.
A Collection of College Words and Customs
16
She took him to the buttery and gave him over to the cook-maids.
The Forest Lovers
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Translations for buttery
Buttery through the time
Buttery across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common