n. [ Cf. sile to strain, and bub liquor, also Prov. E. sillibauk. ] A dish made by mixing wine or cider with milk, and thus forming a soft curd; also, sweetened cream, flavored with wine and beaten to a stiff froth. [ Written also syllabub. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Syllabuses L. Syllabi [ L., fr. the same source as E. syllable. ] 1. A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the like; an abstract. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported case. The opinion controls the syllabus, the latter being merely explanatory of the former. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]