English Dictionary: sugaring | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for sugaring | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sugaring \Sug"ar*ing\, n. 1. The act of covering or sweetening with sugar; also, the sugar thus used. 2. The act or process of making sugar. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Sugar \Sug"ar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sugared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sugaring}.] 1. To impregnate, season, cover, or sprinkle with sugar; to mix sugar with. [bd]When I sugar my liquor.[b8] --G. Eliot. 2. To cover with soft words; to disguise by flattery; to compliment; to sweeten; as, to sugar reproof. With devotion's visage And pious action we do sugar o'er The devil himself. --Shak. |