SYRUP

syrup, sirup

(noun) a thick sweet sticky liquid

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

syrup (countable and uncountable, plural syrups)

Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavouring.

(by extension) Any viscous liquid.

(Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from "syrup of figs") A wig.

Anagrams

• pursy

Source: Wiktionary

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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.

Syr"up, n., Syr"up*y, a. Etym: [See Sirup.]

Definition: Same as Sirup, Sirupy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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