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| bat·ter [ báttər ] |
noun (plural bat·ters) |
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mixture of flour, milk, and eggs: a liquid mixture of flour, milk, and eggs used in making cakes and pancakes, and for coating foods before frying
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transitive verb (past and past participle bat·tered, present participle bat·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular bat·ters) |
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coat food in batter: to cover food with batter before frying
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| [14th century. < Old French bateüre "act of beating" < batre (see batter1); from the idea of beating the mixture] |
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