Category:Syrup

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.