buttery

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but·ter·y1 / ˈbətərē/ • adj. containing or tasting like butter: layers of flaky buttery pastry. ∎  covered with butter: buttery fingers.DERIVATIVES: but·ter·i·ness n.but·ter·y2 • n. (pl. -ter·ies) a pantry, or a room for storing wine and liquor.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

buttery

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buttery (orig.) store-room for liquor, (hence) for provisions in general. XIV (boteri). — AN. boterie, *buterie, prob. f. but BUTT4; see -ERY. An earlier term was †botelery (XIII) — OF. butelerie, bouteillerie, f. bouteille BOTTLE.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

buttery

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buttery.
1. Store-room for beer and other liquor.

2. Later, a store-room for provisions, especially bread, butter, cheese, etc., directly behind the screen of a great hall in a medieval dwelling or college, etc.

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL

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