Definition of butte

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Butte (n.) A detached low mountain, or high rising abruptly from the general level of the surrounding plain; -- applied to peculiar elevations in the Rocky Mountain region..

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Butyraceous :: Butyraceous (a.) Having the qualities of butter; resembling butter.
Chrysalis :: Chrysalis (n.) The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from which the perfect insect emerges. See Pupa, and Aurelia (a)..
Phono :: Phono (n.) A South American butterfly (Ithonia phono) having nearly transparent wings.
Fry :: Fry (v. t.) To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat, butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts..
Shorten :: Shorten (a.) To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, pot liquor, or the like..
Violet :: Violet (n.) Any one of numerous species of small violet-colored butterflies belonging to Lycaena, or Rusticus, and allied genera..
Urbicolae :: Urbicolae (n. pl.) An extensive family of butterflies, including those known as skippers (Hesperiadae)..
Ney :: Ney (n.) A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc..
Vanessa :: Vanessa (n.) Any one of numerous species of handsomely colored butterflies belonging to Vanessa and allied genera. Many of these species have the edges of the wings irregularly scalloped.
Sweeten :: Sweeten (a.) To restore to purity; to free from taint; as, to sweeten water, butter, or meat..
Arnotto :: Arnotto (n.) A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (Bixa orellana) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc..
Popelote :: Popelote (n.) A word variously explained as a little puppet, a little doll, or a young butterfly. Cf. Popet..
Papiliones :: Papiliones (n. pl.) The division of Lepidoptera which includes the butterflies.
Butternut :: Butternut (n.) The nut of the Caryocar butyrosum and C. nuciferum, of S. America; -- called also Souari nut..
Urania :: Urania (n.) A genus of large, brilliantly colored moths native of the West Indies and South America. Their bright colored and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause them to closely resemble butterflies..
Phaeton :: Phaeton (n.) A handsome American butterfly (Euphydryas, / Melitaea, Phaeton). The upper side of the wings is black, with orange-red spots and marginal crescents, and several rows of cream-colored spots; -- called also Baltimore..
Whig :: Whig (n.) Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet herbs, used as a cooling beverage..
Sally Lunn :: Sally Lunn () A tea cake slighty sweetened, and raised with yeast, baked in the form of biscuits or in a thin loaf, and eaten hot with butter..
Papilio :: Papilio (n.) A genus of butterflies.
Lyonnaise :: Lyonnaise (a.) Applied to boiled potatoes cut into small pieces and heated in oil or butter. They are usually flavored with onion and parsley.
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