buttle
Work as manservant
To buttle is to work as a butler or perform butler duties—a back-formation from butler used almost exclusively in humorous or whimsical contexts: He buttled for the eccentric millionaire for thirty years.
The word rarely appears in serious use, functioning more as wordplay than standard vocabulary.
Personal servant or parker
- footmanUniformed domestic male attendant
- stewardManager for another
- manservantMale domestic employee
- attendantOne who assists others
serving · waiting · hospitality · tray · decanting · pouring · announcing · greeting
Landed aristocratic residence
- estateProperty and grounds
- VictorianOf a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- upstairs-downstairsClass division in households
livery · gentleman's gentleman · servants' quarters · Downton Abbey · Jeeves · below-stairs · ancestral · aristocracy
Men's formal evening attire
- tailcoatCutaway evening jacket
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- galaFestive formal occasion
- receptionAct of receiving guests
ceremony · protocol · etiquette · champagne · decorum · dignity · propriety · precision
Household provisions closet
- silverwareMetal eating utensils
- chinaFine ceramic tableware
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- linenFlax-derived textile
polishing · decanting · table-setting · sideboard · candelabra · glassware · inventory · provisioning
valet
Personal servant or parker
- footmanUniformed domestic male attendant
- stewardManager for another
- manservantMale domestic employee
attendant · serving · waiting · hospitality · tray · decanting · pouring · announcing · greeting · attending
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
upstairs-downstairs · livery · gentleman's gentleman · servants' quarters · Downton Abbey · Jeeves · below-stairs · ancestral · aristocracy · nobility
tuxedo
Men's formal evening attire
reception · ceremony · protocol · etiquette · champagne · decorum · dignity · propriety · precision · elegance
pantry
Household provisions closet
- silverwareMetal eating utensils
- chinaFine ceramic tableware
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
linen · polishing · decanting · table-setting · sideboard · candelabra · glassware · inventory · provisioning · stocking
- buttery flavorTaste resembling churned cream
- buttery crustFat-rich baked pastry base
- buttery smoothLuxuriously slick and creamy
- buttery textureSmooth, fatty quality
- buttery yellowWarm, soft golden shade
- buttery nippleSweet layered shot drink