oleomargarine
Americannoun
noun
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other names (esp US) for margarine
Other Word Forms
- oleomargaric adjective
Etymology
Origin of oleomargarine
From the French word oléomargarine, dating back to 1870–75. See oleo-, margarine
Example Sentences
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The last time Colorado voters repealed a state law was in 1932, when it overturned a tax on oleomargarine.
From Washington Times • Nov. 18, 2019
Adds Michael Levine of Continental Seasoning: "There are fewer chemicals in franks than in most of your cereals, mustard, mayonnaise or oleomargarine."
From Time Magazine Archive
In the men of Iowa who churn butter from the state's 5,000,000-odd cows, the word oleomargarine induces not the scientific but the fighting temper.
From Time Magazine Archive
It seemed hard to believe that so bland and salve-like a substance as oleomargarine could have set off so abrasive a row.
From Time Magazine Archive
She got up to fix it and found that she had no butter, only oleomargarine.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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