laudanum
a tincture of opium.
Obsolete. any preparation in which opium is the chief ingredient.
Origin of laudanum
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How to use laudanum in a sentence
An hour later, I heard he was dead: that on his way to his home he had purchased a bottle of laudanum and swallowed the contents!
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowGlancing out I saw one of the calves investigating a bed of poppies as if meditating a dose of laudanum to induce sleepfulness.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurDo not put laudanum or other remedies into the ear, other than are herein suggested, without your physician's knowledge.
The Mother and Her Child | William S. SadlerParegoric and laudanum, medicines sometimes given to young children, are examples of dangerous drugs that contain opium.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterThis note and a laudanum bottle were beside her when, next morning, she was found lying dead.
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) | Florence A. Thomas Marshall
British Dictionary definitions for laudanum
/ (ˈlɔːdənəm) /
a tincture of opium
(formerly) any medicine of which opium was the main ingredient
Origin of laudanum
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