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sugar-candy (iou)



sugar-candy noun & adjective. LME.
[Old French sucre candi from Arab. sukkar SUGAR noun + &kdbelow;andi candied, from &kdbelow;and candy from Persian from Sanskrit khaa piece, fragment, from kha- break.]
A. noun.
Sugar clarified and crystallized by repeated boiling and slow evaporation. LME.
fig. Something sweet, pleasant, or delicious. L16.
b. adjective. Sugary, sweet. L16.
sugar-candied adjective coated with sugar L16.
sugar-candyish adjective resembling sugar-candy M19.