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Webster 1913 Edition
Caramel
Car′a-mel
,Noun.
[F.
caramel
(cf. Sp. caramelo
), LL. canna mellis
, cannamella
, canamella
, calamellus mellitus
, sugar cane, from or confused with L. canna
reed + mel
, mellis
, honey. See Cane
.] 1.
(Chem.)
Burnt sugar; a brown or black porous substance obtained by heating sugar. It is soluble in water, and is used for coloring spirits, gravies, etc.
2.
A kind of confectionery, usually a small cube or square of tenacious paste, or candy, of varying composition and flavor.