castor sugar

castor sugar
Chiefly Brit.
finely ground or powdered sugar.
[1850-55]

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  • castor sugar — noun very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor • Syn: ↑caster sugar • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • castor sugar — or caster sugar noun Etymology: caster Date: 1855 chiefly British finely granulated white sugar …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 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

  • castor sugar — /ˈkastə ˌʃʊgə/ (say kahstuh .shooguh) noun → caster sugar …  

  • caster sugar castor sugar — noun (U) BrE sugar with very small grains used for cooking …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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