treacle

noun · verbB1

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

treacles

1.
(Ireland, UK, countable, uncountable)(chiefly UK, Ireland) A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.
2.
(countable, uncountable)Cloying sentimental speech.
3.
(Cockney, countable, slang, uncountable)(Cockney rhyming slang) Sweetheart (from treacle tart).
Listen, treacle, this is the last time I'll warn you!
4.
(countable, historical, uncountable)(historical, pharmacology) Synonym of theriac: an antidote for poison, especially snakebite; a supposedly universal antidote.
Đồng nghĩa: theriac

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verb

V_es/s

treacles

V_ing/Gerund

treacling

V_ed/pp

treacled

1.
(transitive)To apply treacle to a surface, so as to catch flies or moths, etc.

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Đồng nghĩa

theriac

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English triacle, partly from Old French triacle, and partly from Old English tyriaca, both from *triaca, *tiriaca, late form of theriaca, ultimately from Ancient Greek θηριακή (antidote), feminine form of θηριακός (concerning venomous beasts), from θήρ (beast). theriacle, equivalent to theriac + -le.