Molasses, especially that produced during the refining of sugar; maple molasses, a syrup made from the sap of certain maple trees, espeically the sugar maple
Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses
(TREE-kuhl) A term used in Great Britian for the syrupy by-product created during sugar refining Treacle is the sticky fluid remaining after sugar cane has been processed In many recipes molasses can be substituted if treacle is unavailable
Treacle is a thick, sweet, sticky liquid that is obtained when sugar is processed. It is used in making cakes and puddings
[tree-k'l ] properly means an antidote against the bite of wild beasts (Greek, theriaka [pharmaka], from ther a wild beast) The ancients gave the name to several sorts of anti`dotes, but ultimately it was applied chiefly to Venice treacle (thériaca androchi), a compound of some sixty-four drugs in honey Sir Thomas More speaks of a most strong treacle (i e antidote) against these venomous heresies And in an old version of Jeremiah viii 22, balm is translated treacle- Is there no treacle at Gilead? Is there no phisitian there?
the residue from the second stage of crystallization of raw sugar, less bitter and viscous than molasses an edible treacle is produced by filtering dilute molasses through cloth and charcoal
A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like
Flies buzzed in circles round the ceiling, and the treacle papers and bundles of dried clover were pinned to the window curtains. - The Woman at the Store, from Selected Short Stories by Katherine Mansfield (first published in 1912).
[ 'trE-k&l ] (noun.) 14th century. From Old French triacle, from Late Latin *triaca, late form of theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakē, “antidote”), feminine form of θηριακός (thēriakos, “concerning venomous beasts”) from θήρ (thēr, “beast”). Compare theriac, theriacle.