buttered

but·ter

 (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.

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[Middle English butere, from Old English, from Latin būtȳrum, from Greek boutūron : bous, cow; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots + tūros, cheese; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]

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buttered

(ˈbʌtəd)

adj

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

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