Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Orange marmalade.
- noun A kind of confection: see the quotation.
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Examples
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She placed his favorite breakfast in front of him, crisp orange-butter goodness, a pitcher of warm honey, a glass of milk.
Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse Richard Bach 2002
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Followed, not long after, by the fragrance of orange-butter waffles.
Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse Richard Bach 2002
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She placed his favorite breakfast in front of him, crisp orange-butter goodness, a pitcher of warm honey, a glass of milk.
Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse Richard Bach 2002
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Followed, not long after, by the fragrance of orange-butter waffles.
Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse Richard Bach 2002
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Followed, not long after, by the fragrance of orange-butter waffles.
Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse Richard Bach 2002
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She placed his favorite breakfast in front of him, crisp orange-butter goodness, a pitcher of warm honey, a glass of milk.
Writer Ferrets: Chasing the Muse Richard Bach 2002
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'Sir, I believe they make a higher thing out of them than a spirit; they make what is called orange-butter, the oil of the orange inspissated, which they mix perhaps with common pomatum, and make it fragrant.
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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This, however, was much milder than I'd expected - just sharp enough to give a little character to the fish, while an orange-butter sauce added a little tang.
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In one of the most iconic episodes of her public television series, 'The French Chef,' Child made crepes suzette, in which crepes are bathed in an orange-butter sauce and liqueur, then ignited.
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