sugarloaf

noun

sug·​ar·​loaf ˈshu̇-gər-ˌlōf How to pronounce sugarloaf (audio)
1
: refined sugar molded into a cone
2
: a hill or mountain shaped like a sugarloaf
sugar-loaf adjective

Examples of sugarloaf in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And a Graff ring featuring a Burmese sugarloaf sapphire of more than 30 carats may fetch $884,000. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 May 2024 Chao’s Morning Seine Bangle is a perfect example, its 50.53-carat cornflower-blue Sri Lanka sapphire in a sugarloaf cut surrounded by yellow and white diamonds, sapphires and rhodolites, all set in 18-karat yellow, white and rose gold. Laurie Brookins, Robb Report, 13 July 2022 Mad Mod Cuff in collaboration with Alice Cicolini for the Mad Mod Collection with a sugarloaf cut citrine stone and hand-painted enamel set in sterling silver with a touch of 14K gold. Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 Just offshore, on the park’s namesake island that looks like a sugarloaf, is a small colony of about 40 Humboldt penguins prowling the coast in search of food. Mark Johanson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sugarloaf was in the 15th century

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“Sugarloaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugarloaf. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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sugarloaf

noun
sug·​ar·​loaf -ˌlōf How to pronounce sugarloaf (audio)
1
: refined sugar molded into a cone
2
: a hill or mountain shaped like a sugarloaf
sugarloaf adjective

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