Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sirup"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sirup \Sir"up\Syrup \Syr"up\, n. [F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp.
jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. shar[=a]b 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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sirup
n : a thick sweet sticky liquid [syn: {syrup}]
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