loaf sugar
Britishnoun
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a large conical mass of hard refined sugar; sugar loaf
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small cube-shaped lumps of this, the form in which it was often sold
Example Sentences
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Pare and cut in pieces 1 dozen peaches, or more, if desired, and boil with 1⁄2 pound loaf sugar.
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To make loaf sugar, the crystals are pressed into molds, then dried, and cut into the size desired.
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Examples of this are afforded by loaf sugar and statuary marble.
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I send you an Observer, loaf sugar, and a little tea, as much as can be afforded this evening.
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A more simple method of varnishing prints, is to size them with a solution of loaf sugar, and finish with a solution of rosin in spirits of turpentine.
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