drawn butter

noun

Melted butter, whether clarified or not, especially when served as a sauce for steamed seafood.

Similar
clarified butter
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Meanings

noundrawn butter (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecookingMelted butter, whether clarified or not, especially when served as a sauce for steamed seafood.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounbutter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids

Similar
clarified butter
Broader
butter
Also see
clarified butter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

drawn butter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drawn%20butter

MLA

“drawn butter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drawn%20butter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drawn butter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drawn%20butter.

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