A conical block of refined sugar, the form in which it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century.(noun)
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Use "sugar-loaf" in a sentence
"Mr. Anderson and I ascended the top of one of the hills, which from the amazing fine prospect all round, I have named Panorama Hill; it has a sugar-loaf looking top, with a number of wolf-holes in it."
"They sailed north with the prevailing winds to the latitude of Bermuda about 32 degrees, then east at about 39 degrees to the Azores, with their high sugar-loaf peaks that are visible for many miles at sea."
"In modern Egypt the term is applied to the tall sugar-loaf caps of felt affected mostly by regular Dervishes."