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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Margarine Substitute

(A). A mere imitation. Just as margarine is an imitation and substitute of butter.

“Between a real etching and that margarine substitute a pen-and-ink drawing ... the difference is this: the margarine substitute is essentially flat ... but true etching is in sensible relief.”—Nineteenth Century, May 1891, p. 780.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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