sirup : Idioms & Phrases

• maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.

Webster 1913

• . See the Note under Dextrose.

Webster 1913

Sir"up, Syr"up noun

Etymology

F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp. jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. sharab a drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. Sherbet.

Definitions

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.

Webster 1913