Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The Indian mallow, Abutilon Abutilon.
- noun A mold for stamping butter into blocks, prints, or pats. Also called
butter-stamp .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in SE Europe and US.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
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Examples
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After this "smiting" is over, it is put on a butter-print, and pressed with the hands till it is considered to have received the impression.
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Scald your butter-print with boiling water, and immediately immerse it in cold water.
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