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molasses
mo·las·ses M0371900 (mə-lăs′ĭz)n. pl. molasses 1. A thick syrup produced in refining raw sugar and ranging from light to dark brown in color.2. Any of various thick syrups made from juice extracted from the fruits or stalks of certain plants: pomegranate molasses.
[Portuguese melaços, pl. of melaço, from Late Latin mellāceum, must, from Latin mel, mell-, honey; see melit- in Indo-European roots.]molasses (məˈlæsɪz) n (functioning as singular) 1. (Cookery) the thick brown uncrystallized bitter syrup obtained from sugar during refining2. (Cookery) US and Canadian a dark viscous syrup obtained during the refining of sugar. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): treacle [C16: from Portuguese melaço, from Late Latin mellāceum must, from Latin mel honey]mo•las•ses (məˈlæs ɪz)
n. a thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar or from sorghum, usu. dark brown in color. [1575–85; earlier molassos, molasso(e)s < Portuguese melaços, pl. of melaço (< Late Latin mellācium half-boiled new wine, derivative of Latin mel honey)] molassesA by-product of sugar refining that can be used as a spread or in a similar way to golden syrup in recipes.MolassesA term now applied to the residual syrup from sugarmaking but, in farming communities, “molasses” meant the boiled-down juice of sweet sorghum cane.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  molasses - thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refiningsirup, syrup - a thick sweet sticky liquid |
Translationsmolasses (məˈlӕsiz) noun (American) treacle. (美)糖蜜 （美）糖蜜 molasses
(as) slow as molassesExceptionally slow or sluggish; not fast at all. This old laptop my dad gave me is a piece of junk. It's as slow as molasses! Come on, Becky, you're slow as molasses back there! Pick up the pace and keep up with the group.See also: molasses, slowslower than molassesExceptionally slow or sluggish; not fast at all. This old laptop my dad gave me is a piece of junk. It's slower than molasses! Come on, Becky, you're slower than molasses back there! Pick up the pace and keep up with the group.See also: molasses, slowerslower than molasses in JanuaryExceptionally slow or sluggish; not fast at all. This old laptop my dad gave me is a piece of junk. It's slower than molasses in January! Come on, Becky, you're slower than molasses in January back there! Pick up the pace and keep up with the group.See also: January, molasses, slowerbig around as a molasses barrelVery large and round. If you keep eating fried food all the time, you'll be big around as a molasses barrel soon enough.See also: around, barrel, big, molasses(as) slow as molasses in JanuaryExceptionally slow or sluggish; not fast at all. (The addition of "January," which is among the coldest months in the Northern Hemisphere, serves to intensify the meaning, as molasses is especially viscous in the cold.) This old laptop my dad gave me takes forever booting up, and then it's as slow as molasses in January the whole time I use it! Come on, Becky, you're slow as molasses in January back there! Pick up the pace and keep up with the group.See also: January, molasses, slow*big around as a molasses barrelRur. very big around. (*Also: as ~.) He ate till he was as big around as a molasses barrel. The athlete's chest was big around as a molasses barrel.See also: around, barrel, big, molasses*slow as molasses in January and slower than molasses in Januaryvery slow-moving. (*Also: as ~.) Can't you get dressed any faster? I declare, you're as slow as molasses in January. The traffic on the way to the concert was slower than molasses in January.See also: January, molasses, slowslow as (slower than) molasses (in January)Extremely dilatory. This simile is American in origin, dates from the midor late nineteenth century, and is a vivid one for anyone who has ever tried to pour cold molasses from one container into another. “He’s slower than molasses,” wrote J. W. McAndrews (Monologue, ca. 1880).See also: molasses, slowMedicalSeetreaclemolasses
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