SIRUP
Source: 566, 567
sirup. Sirup, n. any juce boiled with sugar
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{ Sir″up (?) Syr″up }, n. [[F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp. jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. sharāb a drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. Sherbet.]] 1. 1. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.
2. 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.