buttery
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Think of this as savory frico brittle: buttery Ritz crackers, broken into uneven pebbles and hunks, tossed with Parmesan, herbs and a little fat, then baked until the cheese melts into crisp, golden clusters.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Like the living room, the bedroom is painted the same flat white but the quality of the eastern light filtering into the bedroom casts a buttery glow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
“In the 14th century A.D., a Moroccan explorer named Ibn Battuta documented that a buttery variation of khichuri was eaten daily in South Asia,” wrote Rachael Grow for Mashed.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Your kitchen should fill with a buttery, nutty, garlicky aroma, which means you’re on the right track.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Royal vendors push pastry carts that leave buttery and sugary scents in every corner.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Raffan tucked into supermarket meal deals and butteries - a "really dense, stodgy" Scottish pastry - but describes cold custard as his "secret weapon".
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2023
Provender was in the butteries, coal within the bins.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Between classes I drink cups of coffee with them and eat doughnuts, sitting in various common rooms and butteries and coffee shops.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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The house consists of two courts; in the centre building behind which is the great hall, with its butteries and cellars.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 283, November 17, 1827 by Various
There were butteries; one of these was reached by a ladder.
From Homer and His Age by Andrew Lang