English-Thai Dictionary

treacle

N น้ำเชื่อม  nam-chuem

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TREACLE

n.[L. theriaca; Gr. a wild beast. ] 1. The spume of sugar in sugar refineries. Treacle is obtained in refining sugar; molasses is the drainings of crude sugar. Treacle however is often used for molasses.
2. A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, etc.
3. A medicinal compound of various ingredients. [See Theriaca.]

 

TREACLE-MUSTARD

n.A plant of the genus Thlaspi, whose seeds are used in the theriaca; Mithridate mustard.

 

TREACLE-WATER

n.A compound cordial, distilled with a spiritous menstruum from any cordial and sudorific drugs and herbs, with a mixture of Venice treacle.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TREACLE

Trea "cle (tre "k'l ), n. Etym: [OE. triacle a sovereign remedy, theriac, OF. triacle, F. thériaque (cf. Pr. triacla, tiriaca, Sp. & It. triaca, teriaca ), L. theriaca an antidote against the bite of poisonous animals, Gr. qhri `on a beast, a wild beast, dim. of qh `r a beast. Cf. Theriac. ]

 

1. (Old Med. )

 

Defn: A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1. We kill the viper, and make treacle of him. Jer. Taylor.

 

2. A sovereign remedy; a cure. [Obs. ] Christ which is to every harm treacle. Chaucer.

 

3. Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called sugarhouse molasses.

 

Note: In the United States molasses is the common name; in England, treacle.

 

4. A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like. Treacle mustard (Bot. ), a name given to several species of the cruciferous genus Erysimum, especially the E. cheiranthoides,which was formerly used as an ingredient in Venice treacle, or theriac. -- Treacle water, a compound cordial prepared in different ways from a variety of ingredients, as hartshorn, roots of various plants,flowers, juices of plants, wines, etc. , distilled or digested with Venice treacle. It was formerly regarded as a medicine of great virtue. Nares. Venice treacle. (Old Med. ) Same as Theriac, 1.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

treacle

trea cle |ˈtrēkəl ˈtrikəl | ▶noun 1 British term for molasses. 2 cloying sentimentality or flattery: enough of this treacle —let's get back to business. DERIVATIVES trea cly |ˈtrēk (ə )lē |adjective ORIGIN Middle English (originally denoting an antidote against venom ): from Old French triacle, via Latin from Greek thēriakē ‘antidote against venom, ’ feminine of thēriakos (adjective ), from thērion ‘wild beast. ’ The sense ‘molasses ’ dates from the late 17th cent.; ‘sentimentality ’ arose in the late 18th cent.

 

treacle tart

treacle tart ▶noun Brit. a pastry tart with a filling made from golden syrup and breadcrumbs.

 

Oxford Dictionary

treacle

trea ¦cle |ˈtriːk (ə )l | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. a thick, sticky dark syrup made from partly refined sugar; molasses. • golden syrup. ORIGIN Middle English (originally denoting an antidote against venom ): from Old French triacle, via Latin from Greek thēriakē ‘antidote against venom ’, feminine of thēriakos (adjective ), from thērion ‘wild beast ’. Current senses date from the late 17th cent.

 

treacle tart

treacle tart ▶noun Brit. a pastry tart with a filling made from golden syrup and breadcrumbs.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

treacle

trea cle /tríːk (ə )l /名詞 U 1 ｟英 ｠糖蜜 （とうみつ ）(｟米 ｠molasses ).2 甘ったるい感情 [感傷 ].