Thesaurus: treacle

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1. n. A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1.
2. n. A sovereign remedy; a cure.
3. n. Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses.
4. n. A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like.
5. n. a pale cane syrup
6. n. writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental
7. A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1.We kill the viper, and make treacle of him. Jer. Taylor.
8. n:100 n. a pale cane syrup n. writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental