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A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.

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  1. n. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits, herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.
  2. n. 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.
  3. a. Alt. of Syrupy
  4. n. a thick sweet sticky liquid
  5. 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. Same as Sirup, Sirupy.
  6. n:100 n. a thick sweet sticky liquid