SIRUP

syrup, sirup

(noun) a thick sweet sticky liquid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sirup (countable and uncountable, plural sirups)

Obsolete form of syrup.

Anagrams

• puris, rupis

Source: Wiktionary


Sir"up Syr"up, n. Etym: [F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp. jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. sharab 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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