Syrup vs. Treacle

Syrupnoun

Any thick liquid that is added to or poured over food as a flavouring and has a high sugar content.

Syrupnoun

Any viscous liquid.

Syrupnoun

A wig.

Syrupnoun

Same as Sirup, Sirupy.

Syrupnoun

a thick sweet sticky liquid

Syrupnoun

a thick, sweet liquid made by dissolving sugar in boiling water, often used for preserving fruit.

Syrupnoun

a thick, sweet liquid containing medicine or used as a drink

Syrupnoun

a thick, sticky liquid obtained from sugar cane as part of the processing of sugar.

Syrupnoun

excessive sweetness or sentimentality of style or manner

Syrupnoun

a wig

Syrup

In cooking, a syrup or sirup (from Arabic: شراب‎; sharāb, beverage, wine and Latin: sirupus) is a condiment that is a thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars but showing little tendency to deposit crystals. Its consistency is similar to that of molasses.

Treaclenoun

A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.

Treaclenoun

Cloying sentimental speech.

Treaclenoun

(Cockney rhyming slang) Sweetheart (from treacle tart).

Treaclenoun

(obsolete) An antidote for poison; theriac.

Treaclenoun

Any all-powerful curative; a general remedy, a cure-all.

Treacleverb

To apply treacle to a surface, so as to catch flies or moths, etc.

Treaclenoun

A remedy against poison. See Theriac, 1.

Treaclenoun

A sovereign remedy; a cure.

Treaclenoun

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

Treaclenoun

A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like.

Treaclenoun

a pale cane syrup

Treaclenoun

an expression that is excessively sweet and sentimental

Treaclenoun

a thick, sticky dark syrup made from partly refined sugar; molasses.

Treaclenoun

syrup of a golden-yellow colour; golden syrup.

Treaclenoun

cloying sentimentality or flattery

Treacle

Treacle () is any uncrystallised syrup made during the refining of sugar. The most common forms of treacle are golden syrup, a pale variety, and a darker variety known as black treacle.