The Collaborative International Dictionary
Loaf \Loaf\, n.; pl. Loaves. [OE. lof, laf, AS. hl[=a]f; akin
to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ.
khlieb', Lith. kl["e]pas. Cf. Lady, Lammas, Lord.]
Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly
shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake.
--Bacon.
Loaf sugar, refined sugar that has been formed into a conical loaf in a mold.
Wiktionary
n. Refined sugar that has been formed into a conical loaf in a mould.
WordNet
n. a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar [syn: sugarloaf, sugar loaf]
Usage examples of "loaf sugar".
One pack-horse, for example, typically carried six pounds of loaf sugar, a pound of green tea, a pound of bohea tea, six pounds of ground coffee, six pounds of chocolate, a half chest of white biscuit, a half pound of pepper, a quart of white vinegar, two dozen bottles of old Madeira wine, two gallons of Jamaica spirits (rum), one bottle of powdered mustard, two well-cured hams, a dozen cured tongues, six pounds of rice, six pounds of raisins, twenty pounds of butter, and one Gloucester cheese.
Black Currant Cheese - is delicious and is made by putting equal parts of stalked currants and loaf sugar into a pan.
One pack-horse, for example, typically carried six pounds of loaf sugar, a pound of green tea, a pound of bohea tea, six pounds of ground coffee, six pounds of chocolate, a half chest of white biscuit, a half pound of pepper, a quart of white vinegar, two dozen bottles of old Madeira wine, two gallons of “.
Morgause came back late that night from the fair, having chosen all her purchases carefully-Igraine knew she could not have done better herself-with a lump of loaf sugar for Morgaine to suck, which she had bought with her own pocket money, and full of tales from the marketplace.
The best form is that of an emulsion, made by titurating the balsam with mucilage and loaf sugar, and adding water.
Where any part is broken, however, the fracture looks like fine loaf sugar.
You know, rice, rye, oats, dried onions and garlic and chili peppers, loaf sugar, cured meat, pickled vegetables, lard, stuff like thatleast, those are things I've seen stored down there.
You know, rice, rye, oats, dried onions and garlic and chili peppers, loaf sugar, cured meat, pickled vegetables, lard, stuff like that-least, those are things I've seen stored down there.
Gangs of human captives, half-dead after almost a week of forced labour, now brought up the few remaining treasures to be gleaned from the buildings along the wharf: kegs of oil, alcohol, and dyestuffs, bales of rare leathers, loaf sugar, silken cordage and fabric, coffee beans in jute sacks, and cases of processed spices and precious strawberry jam.