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Syrup
{
, Sir′up
Syr′up
}Noun.
[F.
sirop
(cf. It. siroppo
, Sp. jarabe
, jarope
, LL. siruppus
, syrupus
), fr. Ar. sharāb
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
.