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treacle
treacle originally (in Middle English) any of various medicinal salves formerly used as antidotes to poisons or venomous bites; the word comes via Old French and Latin from Greek thēriakē ‘antidote against venom’, ultimately from thērion ‘wild beast’. The current sense of uncrystallized syrup dates from the late 17th century.
Treacle Bible another name for the Bishops' Bible, in which Jeremiah 8:22 reads ‘Is there no tryacle in Gilead?’ where the Authorized Version has ‘balm’. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "treacle." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "treacle." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-treacle.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "treacle." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-treacle.html |
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treacle †salve regarded as an antidote to venomous bites, etc. XIV; †in names of plants of reputed medicinal value XV; †sovereign remedy XVI; uncrystallized syrup produced in refining sugar XVII. ME. triacle — OF. :- L. thēriaca — Gr. thēriaké, sb. use of fem. of adj. f. thērion wild beast, venomous animal, dim. of thér wild beast.
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T. F. HOAD. "treacle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "treacle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-treacle.html T. F. HOAD. "treacle." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-treacle.html |
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trea·cle / ˈtrēkəl/ • n. British term for molasses. ∎ fig. cloying sentimentality or flattery: enough of this treacle—let's get back to business. DERIVATIVES: trea·cly / ˈtrēk(ə)lē/ adj. |
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"treacle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "treacle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-treacle.html "treacle." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-treacle.html |
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DAVID A. BENDER. "treacle." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "treacle." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-treacle.html DAVID A. BENDER. "treacle." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-treacle.html |
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treacle see molasses . |
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"treacle." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "treacle." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-treacle.html "treacle." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-treacle.html |
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treacle
•cackle, crackle, grackle, hackle, jackal, mackle, shackle, tackle
•ankle, rankle
•Gaskell, mascle, paschal
•tabernacle • ramshackle
•débâcle, diarchal, matriarchal, monarchal, patriarchal, sparkle
•rascal
•deckle, freckle, heckle, Jekyll, shekel, speckle
•faecal (US fecal), treacle
•chicle, fickle, mickle, nickel, pickle, prickle, sickle, strickle, tickle, trickle
•besprinkle, crinkle, sprinkle, tinkle, twinkle, winkle, wrinkle
•fiscal
•laical, Pharisaical
•vehicle • stoical • cubicle • radical
•medical, paramedical
•Druidical, juridical, veridical
•syndical
•methodical, periodical, rhapsodical, synodical
•Talmudical • graphical • pontifical
•magical, tragical
•strategical
•alogical, illogical, logical
•dramaturgical, liturgical, metallurgical, surgical
•anarchical, hierarchical, monarchical, oligarchical
•psychical
•angelical, evangelical, helical
•umbilical • biblical • encyclical
•diabolical, follicle, hyperbolical, symbolical
•dynamical, hydrodynamical
•academical, agrochemical, alchemical, biochemical, chemical, petrochemical, photochemical, polemical
•inimical • rhythmical • seismical
•agronomical, anatomical, astronomical, comical, economical, gastronomical, physiognomical
•botanical, Brahmanical, mechanical, puritanical, sanicle, tyrannical
•ecumenical
•geotechnical, pyrotechnical, technical
•clinical, cynical, dominical, finical, Jacobinical, pinnacle, rabbinical
•canonical, chronicle, conical, ironical
•tunicle • pumpernickel • vernicle
•apical • epical
•atypical, prototypical, stereotypical, typical
•misanthropical, semi-tropical, subtropical, topical, tropical
•theatrical
•chimerical, clerical, hemispherical, hysterical, numerical, spherical
•calendrical
•asymmetrical, diametrical, geometrical, metrical, symmetrical, trimetrical
•electrical • ventricle
•empirical, lyrical, miracle, panegyrical, satirical
•cylindrical
•ahistorical, allegorical, categorical, historical, metaphorical, oratorical, phantasmagorical, rhetorical
•auricle • rubrical • curricle
•classical, fascicle, neoclassical
•farcical • vesicle
•indexical, lexical
•commonsensical, nonsensical
•bicycle, icicle, tricycle
•paradoxical • Popsicle • versicle
•anagrammatical, apostatical, emblematical, enigmatical, fanatical, grammatical, mathematical, piratical, prelatical, problematical, sabbatical
•impractical, practical, syntactical, tactical
•canticle
•ecclesiastical, fantastical
•article, particle
•alphabetical, arithmetical, heretical, hypothetical, metathetical, metical, parenthetical, poetical, prophetical, reticle, synthetical, theoretical
•dialectical
•conventicle, identical
•sceptical (US skeptical) • testicle
•analytical, apolitical, critical, cryptanalytical, diacritical, eremitical, geopolitical, hypercritical, hypocritical, political, socio-political, subcritical
•deistical, egoistical, logistical, mystical, papistical
•optical, synoptical
•aeronautical, nautical, vortical
•cuticle, pharmaceutical, therapeutical
•vertical • ethical • mythical • clavicle
•periwinkle • lackadaisical
•metaphysical, physical, quizzical
•whimsical • musical
•Carmichael, cervical, cycle, Michael
•unicycle • monocycle • motorcycle
•cockle, grockle
•corncockle • snorkel
•bifocal, focal, local, univocal, varifocal, vocal, yokel
•archducal, coucal, ducal, pentateuchal
•buckle, chuckle, knuckle, muckle, ruckle, suckle, truckle
•peduncle, uncle
•parbuckle • carbuncle • turnbuckle
•pinochle • furuncle • honeysuckle
•demoniacal, maniacal, megalomaniacal, paradisiacal, zodiacal
•manacle • barnacle • cenacle
•binnacle • monocle • epochal
•reciprocal
•coracle, oracle
•spectacle
•pentacle, tentacle
•receptacle • obstacle • equivocal
•circle, encircle
•semicircle
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"treacle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "treacle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-treacle.html "treacle." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-treacle.html |
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