SIRUP; SYRUP

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.

2.
n.

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.


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