Treacle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. contrived or unrestrained sentimentality: a movie plot of the most shameless treacle.
  2. British.
    • molasses, especially that which is drained from the vats used in sugar refining.
    • a mild mixture of molasses, corn syrup, etc., used in cooking or as a table syrup.
  3. any of various medicinal compounds, formerly used as antidotes for poison.
noun
  1. a dark viscous syrup obtained during the refining of sugar
  2. British another name for golden syrup
  3. anything sweet and cloying
  4. any of various preparations used as an antidote to poisoning
Treacle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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