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BARLEY-SUGAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barley-sugar mean?
• BARLEY-SUGAR (noun)
The noun BARLEY-SUGAR has 1 sense:
1. a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar
Familiarity information: BARLEY-SUGAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
barley-sugar; barley candy
Hypernyms ("barley-sugar" is a kind of...):
hard candy (candy that is brittle)
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