Definition of butter

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Butter (n.) An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning..

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Spence :: Spence (n.) A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a pantry.
Oreades :: Oreades (n. pl.) A group of butterflies which includes the satyrs. See Satyr, 2..
Bechamel :: Bechamel (n.) A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream..
Spencer :: Spencer (n.) One who has the care of the spence, or buttery..
Buttered :: Buttered (imp. & p. p.) of Butte.
Crock :: Crock (v. t.) To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter..
Ney :: Ney (n.) A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc..
Mahwa Tree :: Mahwa tree () An East Indian sapotaceous tree (Bassia latifolia, and also B. butyracea), whose timber is used for wagon wheels, and the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating drink. It is one of the butter trees. The oil, known as mahwa and yallah, is obtained from the kernels of the fruit..
Shuck :: Shuck (n.) A shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and chestnut..
Nymphales :: Nymphales (n. pl.) An extensive family of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- called also brush-footed butterflies..
Caterpillar :: Caterpillar (n.) The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy, others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many of them are popularly called worms, as the cutw
Cuckoobud :: Cuckoobud (n.) A species of Ranunculus (R. bulbosus); -- called also butterflower, buttercup, kingcup, goldcup..
Churn :: Churn (v. t.) To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in order to make butter..
Tansy :: Tansy (n.) A dish common in the seventeenth century, made of eggs, sugar, rose water, cream, and the juice of herbs, baked with butter in a shallow dish..
Civet :: Civet (n.) A substance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken from glands in the anal pouch of the civet (Viverra civetta). It is of clear yellowish or brownish color, of a strong, musky odor, offensive when undiluted, but agreeable when a small portion is mixed with another substance. It is used as a perfume..
Cream :: Cream (n.) The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the surface. It is the part of milk from which butter is obtained..
Papilionaceous :: Papilionaceous (a.) Resembling the butterfly.
Rurales :: Rurales (n. pl.) The gossamer-winged butterflies; a family of small butterflies, including the hairstreaks, violets, and theclas..
Hagbutter :: Hagbutter (n.) A soldier armed with a hagbut or arquebus.
Print :: Print (n.) That which receives an impression, as from a stamp or mold; as, a print of butter..
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