treacle paper

noun

Paper covered in treacle, meant to attract and catch flies.

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Meanings

nountreacle paper (plural treacle papers)

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
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APA

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