contrived or unrestrained sentimentality

a movie plot of the most shameless treacle.

British .

molasses, esp. that which is drained from the vats used in sugar refining.

Also called golden syrup. a mild mixture of molasses, corn syrup, etc., used in cooking or as a table syrup.

Pharmacology Obsolete . any of various medicinal compounds, formerly used as antidotes for poison.