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syrup


  3  definitions  found 
 
  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  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Syrup  \Syr"up\,  n.,  Syrupy  \Syr"up*y\,  a.  [See  {Sirup}.] 
  Same  as  {Sirup},  {Sirupy}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  syrup 
  n  :  a  thick  sweet  sticky  liquid  [syn:  {sirup}] 




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