<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A contrived or unrestrained sentimentality; a movie plot of the most shameless treacle.</li><li>Molasses, especially that which is drained from the vats used in sugar refining (also called golden syrup).</li><li>A mild mixture of molasses, corn syrup, etc., used in cooking or as a table syrup.</li><li>Any of various medicinal compounds, formerly used as antidotes for poison.</li></ul>