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sugar-plum — c.1600; see SUGAR (Cf. sugar) + PLUM (Cf. plum). As a type of small round candy, from 1660s … Etymology dictionary
Sugar plum — For the plant, see amelanchier canadensis. A sugar plum is a piece of candy that is made of sugar and shaped in a small round or oval shape. Sugar plums are widely associated with Christmas, through cultural phenomena such as the Sugar Plum Fairy … Wikipedia
sugar-plum — An American husband uses this term to address his wife affectionately in The Philanderer, by Stanley Kauffmann. The reference is to a sweet or candy made of boiled sugar. Sugar plum is little used as a vocative, though the term was formerly… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
sugar-plum — gvinėjinė uapaka statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Lapšakinių šeimos medieninis augalas (Uapaca guineensis), paplitęs Afrikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Uapaca guineensis angl. sugar plum šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos komisijos 2008 m.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Sugar Plum Fairies — is a folk band from Norway formed in 2000, consisting of six members: Øyvind Berge (vocals/guitars/bass/pitch pipe/backing vocals), Merethe Jørgensdottir Reinskås (guitar/piano/trumpet/accordion), Birgith Jørgensdottir Reinskås… … Wikipedia
Sugar Plum (jazz song) — Sugar Plum is a jazz song by American jazz pianist Bill Evans (1929 1980). Evans reportedly wrote the song for his daughter Nenette Evans. The form of the song is an extension of the typical jazz standard. The song has no melody, but instead is… … Wikipedia
sugar-plum — … Useful english dictionary
plum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prune, sloe, damson; prize, haul, windfall, trophy; reward, patronage. See vegetable, payment. II (Roget s IV) n. Varieties of plums and plumlike fruits include: freestone, Damson, Satsuma, Duarte,… … English dictionary for students
Plum — /plum/, n. a city in SW Pennsylvania. 25,390. * * * Any of various trees in the genus Prunus of the rose family, and their edible fruits. In the U.S. and Europe, plums are the most extensively distributed of the stone (drupe) fruits, most varied… … Universalium
plum — (n.) O.E. plume, early Germanic borrowing (Cf. M.Du. prume, O.H.G. phruma, Ger. Pflaume) from V.L. *pruna, from L. prunum plum, from Gk. prounon, later form of proumnon, from an Asiatic language. Change of pr to pl is unique to Germanic. Meaning… … Etymology dictionary
