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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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