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margarine |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Margarine \Mar"ga*rine\, n. [F.] 1. Artificial butter; oleomargarine. The word margarine shall mean all substances, whether compounds or otherwise, prepared in imitation of butter, and whether mixed with butter or not --Margarine Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 29). 2. Margarin. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: margarine n : a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter [syn: {margarin}, {oleo}, {oleomargarine}, {marge}]
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