单词 | butterish |
释义 | butterishadj. Of the nature of butter; reminiscent of the colour, flavour, or consistency of butter; buttery. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > butter > [adjective] butterya1398 butterish1542 butyraceous1669 butyrous1682 the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [adjective] > buttery butteryc1450 butterish1542 butter-like1600 butyraceous1669 butyrous1682 1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth xiii. sig. G.iii Euery thyng that is vnctious That is to say, butteryshe. 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xv. §5. 330 The butterish part of the milke eaten with honny. 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxiv. xxiii. 912 They give the child the milk, despoiled of its butterish and whayish portion. 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. C8v If they [sc. curds] be equally mixed with the butterish part, the cheese made thereof is wholsome. 1706 G. London & H. Wise Retir'd Gard'ner I. i. 32 The Marchioness [pear]... 'Tis very butterish, and of a sweet Muskish Juice. 1887 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 18 June 16/6 They deign to use a spoon to convey to their mouths food that is not very solid, like..iaourt, thick and butterish milk. 1913 Amer. Poultry Jrnl. Apr. 734/1 In color the male is red or a butterish red. 2006 Observer (Nexis) 26 Mar. (Special Suppl.) 15 Butterish foie gras..on a bed of gently yielding asparagus stalks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1542 |
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