treacle
n . 糖蜜,甜蜜
糖蜜,甜蜜
treacle n 1 :
a pale cane syrup [
synonym : {
treacle }, {
golden syrup }]
2 :
writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental [
synonym : {
treacle }, {
mush }, {
slop }, {
glop }]
Treacle \
Trea "
cle \ (
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k '
l ),
n . [
OE .
triacle a sovereign remedy ,
theriac ,
OF .
triacle ,
F .
th ['
e ]
riaque (
cf .
Pr .
triacla ,
tiriaca ,
Sp . &
It .
triaca ,
teriaca ),
L .
theriaca an antidote against the bite of poisonous animals ,
Gr . ?,
fr . ?
of wild or venomous beasts ,
fr .
qhri `
on a beast ,
a wild beast ,
dim .
of qh `
r a beast .
Cf . {
Theriac }.]
1 . (
Old Med .)
A remedy against poison .
See {
Theriac },
1 .
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We kill the viper ,
and make treacle of him . --
Jer .
Taylor .
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2 .
A sovereign remedy ;
a cure . [
Obs .]
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Christ which is to every harm treacle . --
Chaucer .
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3 .
Molasses ;
sometimes ,
specifically ,
the molasses which drains from the sugar -
refining molds ,
and which is also called {
sugarhouse molasses }.
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Note :
In the United States molasses is the common name ;
in England ,
treacle .
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4 .
A saccharine fluid ,
consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables ,
as the sap of the birch ,
sycamore ,
and the like .
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{
Treacle mustard } (
Bot .),
a name given to several species of the cruciferous genus {
Erysimum },
especially the {
Erysimum cheiranthoides },
which was formerly used as an ingredient in Venice treacle ,
or theriac .
{
Treacle water },
a compound cordial prepared in different ways from a variety of ingredients ,
as hartshorn ,
roots of various plants ,
flowers ,
juices of plants ,
wines ,
etc .,
distilled or digested with Venice treacle .
It was formerly regarded as a medicine of great virtue . --
Nares .
{
Venice treacle }. (
Old Med .)
Same as {
Theriac },
1 .
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71 Moby Thesaurus words for "
treacle ":
albumen ,
ambrosia ,
artificial sweetener ,
batter ,
blackstrap ,
bonnyclabber ,
butter ,
calcium cyclamate ,
cane syrup ,
clabber ,
clover honey ,
comb honey ,
corn syrup ,
cornstarch ,
cream ,
curd ,
cyclamates ,
dough ,
edulcoration ,
egg white ,
gaum ,
gel ,
gelatin ,
glair ,
glop ,
glue ,
gluten ,
goo ,
gook ,
goop ,
gruel ,
gumbo ,
gunk ,
honey ,
honeycomb ,
honeydew ,
honeypot ,
jam ,
jell ,
jelly ,
loblolly ,
maple syrup ,
molasses ,
mucilage ,
mucus ,
nectar ,
pap ,
paste ,
porridge ,
pudding ,
pulp ,
puree ,
putty ,
rob ,
saccharification ,
saccharin ,
semifluid ,
semiliquid ,
size ,
sodium cyclamate ,
sorghum ,
soup ,
starch ,
sticky mess ,
sugar ,
sugar -
making ,
sugaring off ,
sweetener ,
sweetening ,
sweets ,
syrup
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