Sugaring

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sugar \Sug"ar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sugared}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Sugaring}.]
     1. To impregnate, season, cover, or sprinkle with sugar; to
        mix sugar with. "When I sugar my liquor." --G. Eliot.
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     2. To cover with soft words; to disguise by flattery; to
        compliment; to sweeten; as, to sugar reproof.
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              With devotion's visage
              And pious action we do sugar o'er
              The devil himself.                    --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sugaring \Sug"ar*ing\, n.
     1. The act of covering or sweetening with sugar; also, the
        sugar thus used.
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     2. The act or process of making sugar.
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