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royal icing

royal icing noun: an icing made from beaten egg whites and powdered sugar, used for decorating.

Noun

royal icing (countable and uncountable, plural royal icings)

  1. An icing made from beaten egg whites and powdered sugar, used for decorating.

Forms of royal icing

pluralroyal icings

Origin of royal icing

The designation "royal" was added after the icing was used on the large, elaborate cake made for Queen Victoria's wedding to Prince Albert in 1840; the style of icing itself is older.

Questions about royal icing

What does royal icing mean?
Royal icing means an icing made from beaten egg whites and powdered sugar, used for decorating.
What part of speech is royal icing?
Royal icing is a noun.
What is the plural of royal icing?
The plural of royal icing is royal icings.

Words near royal icing in the dictionary

  1. Royal Highness
  2. royal house
  3. royal household
  4. royal households
  5. royal houses
  6. royal icing
  7. royal icings
  8. Royal Irish Constabulary
  9. royal jasmine
  10. royal jellies
  11. royal jelly

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