castor sugar

noun

very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor

• Hypernyms: ↑powdered sugar

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noun

Etymology: castor (II)

chiefly Britain : finely granulated or powdered white sugar that can be shaken through the perforated top of a caster

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Chiefly Brit.

finely ground or powdered sugar.

[1850-55]

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castor sugar or caster sugar noun

White granulated sugar crushed to form fine grains

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Main Entry: ↑castor

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castor sugar UK US

another spelling of caster sugar

Thesaurus: sweet food and desserts_hyponym types of food or drink_hypernym

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castor sugar,

a fine, white, powdered sugar.

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ˌcastor ˈsugar f9 [castor sugar] noun uncountable

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castor sugar — or caster sugar noun Etymology: caster Date: 1855 chiefly British finely granulated white sugar … New Collegiate Dictionary
castor sugar — Chiefly Brit. finely ground or powdered sugar. [1850 55] * * * … Universalium
castor sugar — noun Alternative form of caster sugar … Wiktionary
castor sugar — see caster sugar … English dictionary
castor sugar — noun variant spelling of caster sugar … English new terms dictionary
castor sugar — noun (U) another spelling of caster sugar … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
castor sugar — UK / US another spelling of caster sugar … English dictionary
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