treacle
To apply treacle to a surface, so as to catch flies or moths, etcTo apply treacle to a surface, so as to catch flies or moths, etc.
» Mary has treacle-coloured hair.
Maria hat melassefarbenes Haar. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesTo apply treacle to a surface, so as to catch flies or moths, etc.
Examples
1 sentencesMary has treacle-coloured hair.
deMaria hat melassefarbenes Haar. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English triacle, partly from Old French triacle, and partly from Old English tFrom Middle English triacle, partly from Old French triacle, and partly from Old English tyriaca, both from Late Latin *triaca, *tiriaca, late form of theriaca, ultimately from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, “antidote”), feminine form of θηριακός (thēriakós, “concerning venomous beasts”), from θήρ (thḗr, “beast”). Doublet of theriacle, equivalent to theriac + -le.
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Forms
treacles, treacling, treacled, treacledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.