Definition of Buttery
But´ter`y
a.
1.
Having
the
qualities
,
consistence
,
or
appearance
,
of
butter
.
n.
1.
An
apartment
in
a
house
where
butter
,
milk
and
other
provisions
are
kept
.
All
that
need
a
cool
and
fresh
temper
,
as
cellars
,
pantries
,
and
butteries
,
to
the
north
.
- Sir H. Wotton.
2.
A
room
in
some
English
colleges
where
liquors
,
fruit
,
and
refreshments
are
kept
for
sale
to
the
students
.
And
the
major
Oxford
kept
the
buttery
bar
.
- E. Hall.
3.
A
cellar
in
which
butts
of
wine
are
kept
.
Buttery hatch
a
half
door
between
the
buttery
or
kitchen
and
the
hall
,
in
old
mansions
,
over
which
provisions
were
passed
.
- Wright.
Related Words
fulsome
,
insincere
,
oily
,
oleaginous
,
smarmy
,
unctuous
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