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caster sugar

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  • noun Granulated sugar that has been sifted to have a finer crystal size, so that it can be shaken out of the holes of a caster.

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  • noun very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. berry sugar

hypernyms (1)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. powdered sugar

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Cross-references

  1. icing sugar

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  • kjola commented on the word caster sugar

    Castor or caster sugar is the name of a very fine sugar in Britain, so named because the grains are small enough to fit though a sugar "caster" or sprinkler

    April 20, 2009

  • gangerh commented on the word caster sugar

    Ta, kjola. I've always wanted to know this. Sincerely.

    April 20, 2009

  • reesetee commented on the word caster sugar

    Sounds like what we call confectioner's sugar.

    April 20, 2009

  • chained_bear commented on the word caster sugar

    Well, I think it's not quite the same, though I could be wrong. I think confectioner's sugar is powdered, and caster sugar is still crystals—isn't it? But it makes me wonder what confectioner's sugar is called in the UK.

    April 21, 2009