loaf sugar
loaf sugar noun: refined sugar formed into a conical loaf (a sugar-loaf) in a mould. It was a common type of sugar until the 19th century.
Noun
loaf sugar (countable and uncountable, plural loaf sugars)
- Refined sugar formed into a conical loaf (a sugar-loaf) in a mould. It was a common type of sugar until the 19th century.
- ARROW-ROOT PUDDING.
From a quart of new milk take a small tea-cupful, and mix it with two large spoonfuls of arrow-root. Boil the remainder of the milk, and stir it amongst the arrow-root; add, when nearly cold, the well-beaten yolks of four eggs, with two ounces of pounded loaf sugar, and the same...1850, Mrs. Dalgairns, “Puddings, Pies, and Tarts”, in The Practice of Cookery, Adapted to the Business of Every-day Life, 12th edition, with additions, Robert Cadell, page 240
- ARROW-ROOT PUDDING.
loaf sugar meaning in Tamil
loaf sugar in Tamil
- கன்சருக்கரை, சருக்கரை
Forms of loaf sugar
| plural | loaf sugars |
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Origin of loaf sugar
From Middle English lofe sugre, lofe zuger.
Questions about loaf sugar
- What does loaf sugar mean?
- Loaf sugar means refined sugar formed into a conical loaf (a sugar-loaf) in a mould. It was a common type of sugar until the 19th century.
- What is loaf sugar in Tamil?
- Loaf sugar in Tamil is கன்சருக்கரை, சருக்கரை. See Loaf sugar meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is loaf sugar?
- Loaf sugar is a noun.
- What is the plural of loaf sugar?
- The plural of loaf sugar is loaf sugars.
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