Buttery Definition
bŭtə-rē
butteries, butterier, butteriest
adjective
butterier, butteriest
Containing or spread with butter.
Webster's New World
Like butter, as in consistency.
Webster's New World
Inclined to flattery; adulatory.
Webster's New World
noun
butteries
A storeroom for wine and liquor.
Webster's New World
A larder.
Webster's New World
A room in some English colleges where provisions are available to students.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Buttery
Noun
Singular:
buttery
Plural:
butteriesAdjective
Base Form:
buttery
Comparative:
butterier
Superlative:
butteriestOrigin of Buttery
-
Middle English buttrie from Anglo-Norman buterie alteration of botelerie from Old French botele bottle bottle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
-
From Old French boterie, from Late Latin botāria, from a variant form of butta (“cask, bottle”). The form was probably influenced by butter.
From Wiktionary
-
From butter + -y.
From Wiktionary
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to buttery using the buttons below.