Treacle

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Cloying speech or sentiment.
  • n. Chiefly British Molasses.
  • n. A medicinal compound formerly used as an antidote for poison.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An antidote for poison; theriac.
  • n. A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.
  • n. Cloying sentimental speech.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A remedy against poison. See theriac, 1.
  • n. A sovereign remedy; a cure.
  • n. Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses.
  • n. A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A medicinal compound of various ingredients, formerly believed to be capable of curing or preventing the effects of poison, particularly the effects of the bite of a serpent. See theriac.
  • n. More generally, a remedy; a panacea; a sovereign antidote or restorative: often used figuratively.
  • n. The spume of sugar in sugar-refineries: so called as resembling in appearance or supposed medicinal properties the ancient theriacal compounds.
  • n. A saccharine fluid consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch or of the sugar-maple.
  • n. One of several plants sometimes regarded as antidotes to poison, or named from plants so regarded. See the phrases below.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
  • n. a pale cane syrup
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sentimentalism    sirup    syrup   
    Variant
    theriac   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cure    molasse   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    molasses    hominy    buttermilk    suet    marmalade    ghee    cocoa    teacupful    lentil    porridge