Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sirup \Sir"up\Syrup \Syr"up\, n. [F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp.
   jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. shar[=a]b a
   drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. {Sherbet}.]
   1. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits,
      herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.

   2. A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality
      (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup);
      specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a
      saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or
      such a solution flavored or medicated.

            Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon.    --Keats.

   {Mixing sirup}. See the Note under {Dextrose}.