curari
- a variation of curare.
Example Sentences
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Yew was anciently employed as a poison in Europe, much as is the curari to-day in Central America.
From The Naturalist on the Thames by Cornish, C. J. (Charles John)
We went into the office, and Ward told me of Miss Newton's arrest and trial, finally mentioning his suspicions that curari had been used.
From The Lost Despatch by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner
"There is not a doubt in my mind but that Captain Lloyd was killed by an injection of a solution of curari," declared Ward, positively.
From The Lost Despatch by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner
Taken internally its effects are innoxious—indeed there are those who believe it to be beneficial, and the curari is often swallowed as a medicine.
From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Reid, Mayne
"Doctor, are you acquainted with the poison known as curari or curarine?"
From The Lost Despatch by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner
