theriac
Americannoun
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molasses; treacle.
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a paste formerly used as an antidote to poison, especially snake venom, made from 60 or 70 different drugs pulverized and mixed with honey.
noun
Other Word Forms
- theriacal adjective
Etymology
Origin of theriac
before 1000; < Latin thēriaca antidote to poison < Greek thēriakḗ, feminine of thēriakós, equivalent to thērí ( on ) wild beast + -akos -ac; replacing Middle English tiriake, Old English tȳriaca < Medieval Latin, variant of thēriaca
Example Sentences
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Angela Theriac said the delay was all part of the "journey".
From BBC
Angela and Stephen Theriac lived in Nicaragua and have made the most of their wait.
From BBC
Theriac remembers asking at the time.
From Seattle Times
Now comes Spiritus Angelic� comp. and the pure chemical preparation smells like Theriac, but it ought hardly ever be allowed to add something to a pure chemical preparation in order to give it taste, color, and use.
From Project Gutenberg
In the second period of the distemper, the same drinks were continued, adding thereto some theriac or Jesuit's bark, in order to lessen the frequency of the diarrhœtic evacuations.
From Project Gutenberg
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