sugar-loaf
sugar-loaf noun: a block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone, in which form it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century. Also the ellipsis of sugar-loaf chicory.
Noun
sugar-loaf (plural sugar-loaves)
- A block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone, in which form it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century.
- A hat shaped like a sugar-loaf.
- why, do not I know you, grannam? and that sugar-loaf?1607, Thomas Dekker, John Webster, Westward Ho
Also used as
sugar-loaf is also the ellipsis of sugar-loaf chicory.
sugar-loaf is also the ellipsis of sugar-loaf cabbage.
sugar-loaf meaning in Tamil, Malay and Persian
sugar-loaf in Tamil
- conical block of sugar
- சர்க்கரைக் கட்டி carkkaraik kaṭṭi
sugar-loaf in Malay
- conical block of sugar
- gula jantung
sugar-loaf in Persian
- conical block of sugar
- کلهقند kalle-qand
Forms of sugar-loaf
| plural | sugar-loaves |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sugar loaf |
| alternative form | sugarloaf |
Words formed from sugar-loaf
- sugar-loaf bonnet
- sugar-loaf button
- sugar-loaf cabbage
- sugar-loaf cap
- sugar-loaf cornea
- sugar-loaf crown
- sugar-loaf eminence
- sugar-loaf hat
- sugar-loaf head
- sugar-loaf hill
- Sugarloaf Island
- Sugarloaf Mountain
- Sugarloaf Mountain Park
- sugar-loaf page
- sugar-loaf pine
- sugar-loaf pippin
- sugar-loaf rock
- Sugarloaf Saw Mill
- sugar-loaf sea
- sugar-loaf-shape
- sugar-loaf stone
- sugar-loaf-stump
- sugar-loaf tool
- Sugarloaf Village
- sugar-loaf yew
Phrases with sugar-loaf
Questions about sugar-loaf
- What does sugar-loaf mean?
- Sugar-loaf means a block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone, in which form it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century.
- What is sugar-loaf in Tamil?
- Sugar-loaf in Tamil is சர்க்கரைக் கட்டி (carkkaraik kaṭṭi). See Sugar-loaf meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sugar-loaf?
- Sugar-loaf is a noun.
- What is the plural of sugar-loaf?
- The plural of sugar-loaf is sugar-loaves.
Words near sugar-loaf in the dictionary
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