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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sirup \Sir"up\Syrup \Syr"up\, n. [F. sirop (cf. It siroppo Sp
jarabe jarope LL siruppus syrupus), fr Ar shar[=a]b a
drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf {Sherbet}.]
1. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits,
herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.
2. A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality
(as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup);
specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a
saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or
such a solution flavored or medicated.
Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon. --Keats.
{Mixing sirup}. See the Note under {Dextrose}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
sirup
n : a thick sweet sticky liquid [syn: {syrup}]
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