calmative
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- uncalmative adjective
Etymology
Origin of calmative
Example Sentences
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Created at the turn of the 19th century by London confectioner William Smith, he marketed his mints — which were made from sugar, gum arabic, peppermint oil, gelatin and glucose syrup — as "a stomach calmative to relieve intestinal discomfort."
From Salon
Viewed as an unconventional portrait of maturing adolescence, however, “Maidentrip” works, presenting isolation as a calmative to the squalls of puberty.
From New York Times
Some of the studies explore the neuroscience of calmative behavior.
From New York Times
No calmative of sleep or sage Will cure the fever to be free.
From Project Gutenberg
The Turkish bath is a calmative to the nervous and the vascular systems, and therefore of great utility in cases of sleeplessness.
From Project Gutenberg
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