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laudanum
[ lawd-n-uhm, lawd-nuhm ]
noun
- a tincture of opium.
- Obsolete. any preparation in which opium is the chief ingredient.
laudanum
/ ˈlɔːdənəm /
noun
- a tincture of opium
- (formerly) any medicine of which opium was the main ingredient
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Word History and Origins
Origin of laudanum1
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Example Sentences
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!
Glancing out I saw one of the calves investigating a bed of poppies as if meditating a dose of laudanum to induce sleepfulness.
Do not put laudanum or other remedies into the ear, other than are herein suggested, without your physician's knowledge.
Paregoric and laudanum, medicines sometimes given to young children, are examples of dangerous drugs that contain opium.
This note and a laudanum bottle were beside her when, next morning, she was found lying dead.
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