{Loaf sugar}, refined sugar that has been formed into a conical loaf in a mold. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
loaf sugar — noun a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar • Syn: ↑sugarloaf, ↑sugar loaf • Hypernyms: ↑sugar, ↑refined sugar, ↑loaf * * * noun : refined sugar molded into loaves or small cubes or squares * * * … Useful english dictionary
loaf sugar — large cone of refined sugar … English contemporary dictionary
loaf sugar — /loʊf ˈʃʊgə/ (say lohf shooguh) noun a small rectangular block of sugar …
loaf-sugar — … Useful english dictionary
Loaf — Loaf, n.; pl. {Loaves}. [OE. lof, laf, AS. hl[=a]f; akin to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ. khlieb , Lith. kl[ e]pas. Cf. {Lady}, {Lammas}, {Lord}.] Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly shaped or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sugar loaf — noun a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar • Syn: ↑sugarloaf, ↑loaf sugar • Hypernyms: ↑sugar, ↑refined sugar, ↑loaf * * * sugar loaf, 1. a solid, cone shaped mass of hard, refined sugar … Useful english dictionary
loaf — 1. n. (pl. loaves) 1 a portion of baked bread, usu. of a standard size or shape. 2 a quantity of other food formed into a particular shape (sugar loaf; meat loaf). 3 sl. the head, esp. as a source of common sense (use your loaf). Phrases and… … Useful english dictionary
Sugar Loaf, New York — Sugar Loaf is a hamlet in Orange County, New York, United States. It is located in the Town of Chester.HistorySugar Loaf, New York was founded in the 1730s as a waypoint along King s Highway, providing supplies and horses to travellers.It draws… … Wikipedia
Sugar loaf — Sugar Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sugar — Sug ar, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[ u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
