Treacle
11treacle — [14] Treacle is etymologically an ‘antidote to the bite of wild animals’. The word comes via Old French triacle and Latin thēriaca from Greek thēriaké. This was short for antídotos thēriaké ‘antidote to poisonous animals’, thēriaké being a… …
12treacle — [[t]tri͟ːk(ə)l[/t]] N UNCOUNT Treacle is a thick, sweet, sticky liquid that is obtained when sugar is processed. It is used in making cakes and puddings. [BRIT] (in AM, use molasses) …
13treacle — noun (U) BrE 1 a thick sweet black sticky liquid that is obtained from the sugar plant and used in cooking; molasses AmE 2 golden syrup: a treacle tart …
14treacle — sirupas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Nevisiškos krakmolo hidrolizės produktas. atitikmenys: angl. treacle rus. патока …
15treacle — [14] Treacle is etymologically an ‘antidote to the bite of wild animals’. The word comes via Old French triacle and Latin thēriaca from Greek thēriaké. This was short for antídotos thēriaké ‘antidote to poisonous animals’, thēriaké being a… …
16treacle — A variant of ‘honey’, ‘sweetie’, etc., being used in London in the late 1980s. The speakers are usually men, those addressed young girls. In one of his letters Lord Byron referred to his ‘treacle moon’ (i.e. honeymoon) being over …
17Treacle mining — is the (fictitious) mining of treacle (similar to molasses) in a raw form similar to coal. The subject purports to be a serious topic but is in fact an attempt to test the credulity of the reader. The thick black nature of treacle makes the… …
18Treacle mustard — Treacle Trea cle (tr[=e] 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 …
19Treacle water — Treacle Trea cle (tr[=e] 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 …
20Treacle tart — is a traditional English dessert, made predominately of shortcrust pastry and golden syrup. The Tart is normally served hot with a dollop of clotted cream. It can also be served with ordinary cream, custard, or yogurt. Treacle tart can also be… …
