sugar-loaf

or sug·ar-loafed

[ shoog-er-lohf ]

adjective

1. resembling a sugar-loaf.

sugar loaf

noun

1. a large conical mass of hard refined sugar See also loaf sugar
2. something resembling this in shape

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugar-loaf¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

Or, at a party of provincial bigwigs, men in black tie bustle about “as flies dart about a gleaming white sugar loaf in the hot summertime of July.”

From New York Times

A sugar loaf mould and other apparatuses represent the agricultural past, including the tools of slavery, in the form of shackles and chains.

From Forbes

A chipped crockery bowl appeared from the pantry, alongside the butter and eggs and milk and the sugar loaf and the nutmeg grater and the small amber flask.

From Literature

And in recent years, Suikerbrood, a sugar loaf spattered with ginger and cinnamon, has become a distinct favorite, thanks to a group of families from Holland.

From New York Times

It had long been customary for the Dean and Chapter of Salisbury to present to the judges of the Western Circuit six sugar loaves.

From Project Gutenberg