MOLASSESES

Etymology

Noun

molasseses

(nonstandard, proscribed) plural of molasses

Source: Wiktionary


MOLASSES

Mo*las"ses, n. Etym: [F. mélasse, cf. Sp. melaza, Pg. melaço, fr. L. mellaceus honeylike, honey-sweet, mel, mellis, honey. See Mellifluous, and cf. Melasses.]

Definition: The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See Treacle.

MOLASSE

Mo*lasse", n. Etym: [F. molasse, prob. fr. mollasse flabby, flimsy, fr. L. mollis soft.] (Geol.)

Definition: A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See Chart of Geology.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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