barley sugarnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌbɑː.li ˈʃʊɡ.ər/us/ˌbɑːr.li ˈʃʊɡ.ɚ/UKa hard sweet made from boiled sugar
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Sweets
- almond paste
- bitter chocolate
- bittersweet chocolate
- boiled sweet
- bonbon
- comfit
- confectioner
- confectionery
- cotton candy
- dark chocolate
- liquorice
- lollipop
- lolly
- marshmallow
- marzipan
- stick of rock
- sweetie
- sweetmeat
- sweety
- toffee
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Examples from literature
- I gave the child a little barley sugar.
- Taking out a lump of barley sugar candy he had brought for her he laid it down beside her and hurried away.
- Then the children saw with surprise that the strange little house was built entirely of bread, roofed with cakes, and with windows of barley sugar.