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treacle paper

treacle paper noun: paper covered in treacle, meant to attract and catch flies.

Noun

treacle paper (plural treacle papers)

  1. Paper covered in treacle, meant to attract and catch flies.
    • Flies buzzed in circles round the ceiling, and the treacle papers and bundles of dried clover were pinned to the window curtains.1912, Katherine Mansfield, The Woman at the Store

Forms of treacle paper

pluraltreacle papers

Questions about treacle paper

What does treacle paper mean?
Treacle paper means paper covered in treacle, meant to attract and catch flies.
What part of speech is treacle paper?
Treacle paper is a noun.
What is the plural of treacle paper?
The plural of treacle paper is treacle papers.

Words near treacle paper in the dictionary

  1. treachours
  2. treacle
  3. treacle bread
  4. treacle mustard
  5. treacle mustards
  6. treacle paper
  7. treacle papers
  8. treacle pudding
  9. treacle puddings
  10. treacle sleep
  11. treacle sleeps

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