MARGARINE

margarine, margarin, oleo, oleomargarine, marge

(noun) a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

margarine (usually uncountable, plural margarines)

A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.

(dated) The solid ingredient of human fat, olive oil, etc.

Source: Wiktionary


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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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