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barley-sugar

adjective 2
barley sugar noun 1
forms 5

adjective2

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Twisted helically.
- Suppose that, initially, the barley-sugar aerials are twisted in such a sense that the polar diagram of each has its maximum north of the zenith. — 1963
(figurative) Very sweet-natured or saccharine; harmless.

barley sugar noun1

A traditional British boiled sweet, yellow or orange in colour, with an extract of barley added as flavouring.

forms

barley sugars · more barley sugar · more barley-sugar · most barley sugar · most barley-sugar

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