Defn: A kind of candy, mainly composed of sugar and butter. [Colloq.]
Dickens.
BUTTERWEED
But"ter*weed`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: An annual composite plant of the Mississippi valley (Senecio lobatus).
BUTTERWEIGHT
But"ter*weight`, n.
Defn: Over weight. Swift.
Note: Formerly it was a custom to give 18 ounces of butter for a pound.
BUTTERWORT
But"ter*wort`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of low herbs (Pinguicula) having simple leaves which secrete from their glandular upper surface a viscid fluid, to which insects adhere, after which the margin infolds and the insects are digested by the plant. The species are found mostly in the North Temperate zone.
BUTTERY
But"ter*y, a.
Defn: Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.