Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
syrup , etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.
- noun A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality (as sugarhouse
sirup or molasses, maplesirup ); specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup ), or such a solution flavored or medicated. - noun See the Note under
Dextrose .
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- noun obsolete A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.
- noun obsolete 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.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a thick sweet sticky liquid
Etymologies
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Examples
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For determining the density of sirup, a _sirup gauge_, or
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Thus, a sirup in which the proportion of sugar to water is so large as to make the sirup thick is known as a _heavy sirup_; one in which the proportion of water to sugar is so large as to make the sirup thin is called a _light sirup_; and one in which the proportion of sugar and water is such as to produce a sirup that is neither thick nor thin, but stands between the two extremes, is called a _medium sirup_.
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For other articles of food and clothing, the slaves were compelled to rely on their own industry and management, excepting in "crop time," when the sugar works were in operation, and every person was allowed an unlimited amount of sirup, which is highly nutritious and wholesome.
Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale John Sherburne Sleeper
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Each is provided with a false bottom, covered with thick woolen blankets, and through these the juice slowly drips into an immense iron vessel called a sirup tank.
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In Sirle, the first syllable has the same sound as the sir in sirup.
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Add the chopped peanuts and salt to either kind of sirup, stirring them in as quickly as possible.
School and Home Cooking Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer
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Purified molasses is usually known as "sirup," and much of it is made by boiling a solution of raw sugar to the proper degree of concentration.
Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges 1895
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Aifink ai will has mint chokklit chip, wiff chokklit sirup adn wippy creem!
Video: Kitteh Hates Nintendo - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Nau, iff dere bee ennyfing lefft arftr PB haz stuk hiz snowt in, aifinkso pancaeks wid sirup an sum kawfeee be JUS whut de dokter orderd toodai… o joi!
Kitteh Loves Puppy - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Tuesday, 31 July 2007 peppermint sirup picture by michael wissing
peppermint sirup myriam 2007
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