What does treacle mean?

Definitions for treacle
ˈtri kəltrea·cle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. treacle, golden syrupnoun

    a pale cane syrup

  2. treacle, mush, slop, glopnoun

    writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental

Wiktionary

  1. treaclenoun

    An antidote for poison; theriac.

  2. treaclenoun

    A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.

  3. treaclenoun

    Cloying sentimental speech.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Treaclenoun

    Etymology: triacle, Fr. triackle, Dutch; theriaca, Lat.

    The physician that has observed the medicinal virtues of treacle, without knowing the nature of each of the sixty odd ingredients, may cure many patients with it. Boyle.

    Treacle water has much of an acid in it. John Floyer.

Wikipedia

  1. Treacle

    Treacle () is any uncrystallised syrup made during the refining of sugar. The most common forms of treacle are golden syrup, a pale variety, and a darker variety known as black treacle, similar to molasses. Black treacle has a distinctively strong, slightly bitter flavour, and a richer colour than golden syrup. Golden syrup treacle is a common sweetener and condiment in British cuisine, found in such dishes as treacle tart and treacle sponge pudding.

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  1. treacle

    Treacle is a thick, sticky dark syrup made from partly refined sugar; it is predominantly known and used in British cooking. It's often used in baking and dessert recipes, providing a distinct sweet flavor. There are different types of treacle such as golden syrup, which is lighter in color, and black treacle, which is darker and has a more robust, slightly bitter flavor.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Treaclenoun

    a remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1

  2. Treaclenoun

    a sovereign remedy; a cure

  3. Treaclenoun

    molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses

  4. Treaclenoun

    a saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Treacle

    trē′kl, n. the dark, viscous uncrystallisable syrup obtained in refining sugar, also the drainings of crude sugar, properly distinguished from treacle as molasses.—ns. Trea′cle-sleep, a sweet and refreshing sleep; Trea′cliness, viscosity.—adj. Trea′cly, composed of, or like, treacle. [Orig. 'an antidote against the bite of poisonous animals,' O. Fr. triacle—L. theriacum—Gr. thēriaka (pharmaka), antidotes against the bites of wild beasts—thērion, a wild beast.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of treacle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of treacle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of treacle in a Sentence

  1. Caitlin na Houlihan:

    Has Vladimir Putin become a classical miracle, a chronicled obstacle, a conventicle oracle, a piratical spectacle, a manacled vehicle, a tentacled particle, a monarchical article, a cubicle receptacle, a monocled corpuscle, a pinnacled icicle or a trickled treacle?

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