treacle
treacle
Definition
trea·cle (trē′kəl)
noun
- Obsolete
- a remedy for poison
- any effective remedy
- Brit.
- molasses
- 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
trea′·cly (-klē) adjective
treacle
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- add: Cream until light and fluffy, add treacle and beat again.
- use: You can also use treacle instead of golden syrup.
- put: Put sugar treacle and water in a pan and heat and stir ' till dissolved, add the butter.
- stir: The prime candidate is the viscous resistance -- the force that makes it difficult to stir treacle.
- adopt: If you are interested in adopting Treacle, she is being fostered in Somerset.
- mix: Mix the treacle with some of the warm water in a bowl in same warm place.
Adjective modifier
- black: Pools of tar, like puddles of black sticky treacle had erupted on the roads in the City.
- sticky: Pools of tar, like puddles of black sticky treacle had erupted on the roads in the City.
- good: And then for pudding it would have to be good old treacle tart or treacle sponge with cream.
Modifies a noun
- toffee: We had the Guy Fawkes to put on the top and roast potatoes and treacle toffee and things all sorts of things.
- tart: Yes, you can get Lyle's Golden Syrup cakes, biscuits, flapjacks, treacle tarts and fruit bread.
- sponge: Those seeking a sugary fix can't go wrong with their hot treacle sponge with custard - a tasty treat for only £ 1.70.
- pudding: He also wishes that he could eat chocolate pudding and custard as an ideal dessert; PJ would much rather have treacle pudding.
- anne2004: Bye for now Best Wishes Alan. alan coxon's baked treacle sponge anne2004 Posted 12:09pm Wed 1 Mar 2006 Hiya sorry!
- tin: Also made a gas bomb from a treacle tin.
Noun used with modifier
- sugar: Put sugar treacle and water in a pan and heat and stir ' till dissolved, add the butter.
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