sugar candy

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noun

a confection made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens.

a person or thing that is pleasing.

Origin of sugar candy

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby sugar candy

sugarberry, sugarbird, sugar bowl, sugarbush, sugar camp, sugar candy, sugarcane, sugarcane borer, sugarcoat, sugarcoating, sugar corn

Definition for sugar candy (2 of 2)

sugar-candy

[ shoog-er-kan-dee ]

/ ˈʃʊg ərˌkæn di /

adjective

excessively sweet; saccharine: sugar-candy stories in family magazines.

pertaining to or characteristic of someone or something that is pleasing.

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Example sentences from the Web for sugar candy

Linton lay on the settle, sole tenant, sucking a stick of sugar-candy, and pursuing my movements with apathetic eyes.
Wuthering Heights|Emily Bronte
This fairy was guarded by two lions, that could be pacified only by a cake made of millet, sugar-candy, and crocodiles' eggs.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Sugar-candy from Bussorah and cloth, are the principal articles sold.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
For lack of water, they will eat ice that is hard frozen as pleasantly as we will do sugar-candy, or other sugar.
Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage|Richard Hakluyt

Then, if the wine wants rich flavor, add to twenty gallons, five pounds of sugar-candy.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale

British Dictionary definitions for sugar candy

sugar candy

noun

Also called: rock candy large crystals of sugar formed by suspending strings in a strong sugar solution that hardens on the strings, used chiefly for sweetening coffee

mainly US confectionery; sweets

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单词	sugar candy
释义	sugar candy SEE SYNONYMS FOR sugar candy ON THESAURUS.COM noun a confection made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens. a person or thing that is pleasing. Origin of sugar candy Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400 Words nearby sugar candy sugarberry, sugarbird, sugar bowl, sugarbush, sugar camp, sugar candy, sugarcane, sugarcane borer, sugarcoat, sugarcoating, sugar corn Definition for sugar candy (2 of 2) sugar-candy [ shoog-er-kan-dee ] / ˈʃʊg ərˌkæn di / adjective excessively sweet; saccharine: sugar-candy stories in family magazines. pertaining to or characteristic of someone or something that is pleasing. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sugar candy Linton lay on the settle, sole tenant, sucking a stick of sugar-candy, and pursuing my movements with apathetic eyes. Wuthering Heights\|Emily Bronte This fairy was guarded by two lions, that could be pacified only by a cake made of millet, sugar-candy, and crocodiles' eggs. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1\|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. Sugar-candy from Bussorah and cloth, are the principal articles sold. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith For lack of water, they will eat ice that is hard frozen as pleasantly as we will do sugar-candy, or other sugar. Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage\|Richard Hakluyt Then, if the wine wants rich flavor, add to twenty gallons, five pounds of sugar-candy. Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million\|Sarah Josepha Hale British Dictionary definitions for sugar candy sugar candy noun Also called: rock candy large crystals of sugar formed by suspending strings in a strong sugar solution that hardens on the strings, used chiefly for sweetening coffee mainly US confectionery; sweets Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sugar candy hard candy
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sugar candy

noun

Origin of sugar candy

Words nearby sugar candy

Definition for sugar candy (2 of 2)

adjective

Example sentences from the Web for sugar candy

British Dictionary definitions for sugar candy

noun

Words related to sugar candy