butter dish : nm A butter dish is a container made of , riding a Cristal, riding a money, riding a earthenware or stainless steel, intended to keep the butter (in this case, it has a lid) or to serve it at the table.
Cups of butter or small pots covered with parchment paper (sometimes bearing the name of the butter maker or establishment) are served with the platters of sea food or delicatessen.
The compound butters are rather used in gravy boats or in ravished.
See as well butter dish under Mouth slang.