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A specialised dish in which butter is served. It would normally have a base with a separate fitting lid with its own handle.
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Butter dish — A butter dish is a specialised dish in which butter is served. It would normally have a base with a separate fitting lid with its own handle. A typical measurement is 8 inches by 5 inches. Buttered dishes are commonly made of stainless steel,… … Wikipedia
butter dish — noun a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table • Hypernyms: ↑dish * * * noun : a usually round or rectangular dish often with a drainer and a cover for holding butter at table * * * butter dish or butter plate noun A dish… … Useful english dictionary
French butter dish — A French butter dish, sometimes called a French butter keeper , French butter crock or butter bell is used to keep butter fresh and soft without refrigeration. This 19th century French designed pottery crock holds the butter packed in its lid,… … Wikipedia
Butter — is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications such as baking, sauce making, and frying. Butter consists of butterfat, water and milk proteins. Most … Wikipedia
butter plate — noun 1. : butter dish 2. : bread and butter plate * * * butter dish or butter plate noun A dish or plate for holding butter at table • • • Main Entry: ↑butter … Useful english dictionary
Butter knife — In common usage, a butter knife may refer to any table knife designed with a dull edge and rounded point; formal flatware patterns make a distinction between such a place knife (or table knife) and a butter knife. In this usage, a butter knife… … Wikipedia
dish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plate, saucer, etc.; serving; recipe; (pl.) tableware. See receptacle, food. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Plate] Syn. vessel, bowl, platter, saucer, pottery, ceramic; see also china , plate 4 . Kinds of… … English dictionary for students
butter knife — noun A sharp pointed, dull edged knife, often with a sabre shape, used only to serve out pats of butter from a central butter dish to individual diners plates … Wiktionary
Butter chicken — Origin Alternative name(s) Murgh makhani Place of origin India … Wikipedia
Dish — (d[i^]sh), n. [AS. disc, L. discus dish, disc, quoit, fr. Gr. di skos quoit, fr. dikei^n to throw. Cf. {Dais}, {Desk}, {Disc}, {Discus}.] 1. A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving up food at the table. [1913 Webster] She… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
