\Sir"up\Syrup \Syr"up\, n. [F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp.
jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. shar[=a]b a
drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. {Sherbet}.]
1. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits,
   herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.
2. A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality
   (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup);
   specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a
   saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or
   such a solution flavored or medicated.
         Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon.    --Keats.
{Mixing sirup}. See the Note under {Dextrose}.