smelling salts
a preparation for smelling, essentially of ammonium carbonate with some agreeable scent, used as a stimulant and restorative.
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How to use smelling salts in a sentence
All, that is, save Nina's ayah, who opportunely produced a bottle of smelling-salts and passed it to the mem-sahib.
The Tigress | Anne WarnerShe relapsed into a weak giggle, and Hyacinth stooped for the bottle of smelling-salts, which had rolled under the sofa.
Hyacinth | George A. BirminghamOh, she is going to faint, cried dismayed Nathalie, while the mother rushed to the dresser for the smelling salts.
Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer | Rena I. Halsey"It's made me positively ill," complained Mrs. Stuart, busy with her smelling-salts.
By Right of Conquest | Arthur HornblowMrs. Carroll, roused from her reading, laid aside her novel and bottle of smelling-salts to take the letter.
The Carroll Girls | Mabel Quiller-Couch
British Dictionary definitions for smelling salts
a pungent preparation containing crystals of ammonium carbonate that has a stimulant action when sniffed in cases of faintness, headache, etc
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