Syrup
['sɪrəp]
Definition
(n.) A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.
(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.
(a.) Alt. of Syrupy
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Definition
n. a saturated solution of sugar boiled to prevent fermentation: the juice of fruits saturated with sugar and many flavoured liquids treated in the same way—also Sir′up.—adj. Syr′upy.
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Examples
- To make imitation maple syrup simply boil the syrup until it is reduced back to sugar again, and when it is made properly the flavor and appearance of the genuine article is obtained. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I gave him a dose of syrup of buckthorn, and put him on a diet of pot-liquor and vegetables till further orders. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It is an astonishing fact that nine-tenths of the so-called maple sugar and maple syrup sold as the genuine articles are nothing more than clever imitations. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The albumen of the serum coagulates and rises to the surface in a scum which entangles the impurities and bone black, leaving the syrup light in color. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Glucose syrup, however, has largely superseded all other table syrups, and is extensively used in brewing, for cheap candies, and for bee food. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- You can't be too careful, especially toward spring, he said, heaping his plate with straw-coloured griddle-cakes and drowning them in golden syrup. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Boil for fifteen minutes in eight gallons of water and let stand till cold to settle down, then strain through a flannel rag, and add to it in the fountain: Syrup 12 pints. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- After concentration the crystallized sugar is separated from the syrup by a centrifugal filter, in which the liquid is thrown from the crystallized sugar by centrifugal action. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Oh, minding the house--pouring out syrup--pretending to be amiable and contented--learning to have a bad opinion of everybody. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- A large discharge valve for the concentrated syrup closes the bottom of the pan. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He was much elated, and caused the envoys to be seated; then he ordered wine and music for himself and them and grape-syrup for the pilgrim. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The trees are tapped very much like maple syrup trees. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The potash water glass should be of the consistency of syrup. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Glucose syrup, however, has largely superseded all other table syrups, and is extensively used in brewing, for cheap candies, and for bee food. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Nothing was astir there but the smell of coffee, wine, tobacco, and syrups; and madame's little counter looked ghastly enough. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- They made tinctures, essences, and syrups. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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