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treacle definition

trea·cle (trē′kəl)

noun

  1. Obsolete
    1. a remedy for poison
    2. any effective remedy
  2. Brit.
    1. molasses
    2. anything very sweet or cloying

Etymology: ME triacle < OFr < L theriaca, antidote for poison < Gr (antidotos) thēriakē, (remedy) for bites of venomous beasts < thērion, wild beast, dim. of thēr: see fierce

Related Forms:

  • treacly trea′·cly (-klē) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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