loaf sugar
loaf sugar · loaf sugars
Refined sugar formed into a conical loaf in a mouldRefined sugar formed into a conical loaf (a sugar-loaf) in a mould. It was a common type of sugar until the 19th century.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Refined sugar formed into a conical loaf (a sugar-loaf) in a mould. It was a common type of sugar until the 19th century.
a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar
Origin
From Middle English lofe sugre, lofe zuger.From Middle English lofe sugre, lofe zuger.
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Forms
plural: loaf sugars| Singular | loaf sugar |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar:sugarloafsugar loaf
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsugar nips
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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