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molasses
[ muh-las-iz ]
noun
- a thick syrup produced during the refining of sugar or from sorghum, varying from light to dark brown in color.
molasses
/ məˈlæsɪz /
noun
- the thick brown uncrystallized bitter syrup obtained from sugar during refining
- a dark viscous syrup obtained during the refining of sugar Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)treacle
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of molasses1
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Example Sentences
But Chucktown has been molasses-slow to acknowledge the brave legacy of Waring.
After half a season of molasses-y, misdirected character development, the Javadi play got Homeland's pages turning again.
Molasses in the gears of a Democratic EPA could be a worthy goal for many Republicans these days.
Mix soy sauce, molasses, broth, salt, and sesame oil together, along with 1-2 tablespoons of the cooking liquid.
This is the kind of thing that makes for backyard fence chit chat, and it can stick like molasses.
Well, it burst one day, and a little matter of a million gallons of molasses went exploring through the streets.
A big tank that the city used to have for a reservoir had been bought by a sugar company and turned into a storage for molasses.
Our ration at this time consisted of raw corn-meal and sorghum molasses, without salt or any provision of utensils for cooking.
With this permission the sugar and molasses were soon simmering in a saucepan, sending forth a pleasant fragrance.
Women had bags of flour in their arms, baskets of salt and pails of molasses, or sides of bacon.
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