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(tr"k'l), n.[OE. triacle a sovereign remedy, theriac, OF. triacle, F. thriaque (cf. Pr. triacla, tiriaca, Sp. & It. triaca, teriaca), L. theriaca an antidote against the bite of poisonous animals, Gr. , fr. of wild or venomous beasts, fr. qhri°on a beast, a wild beast, dim. of qh°r a beast. Cf. Theriac.] 1. (Old Med.) 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. 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. cheirant スポンサード リンク
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