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laudanum
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lau·da·num (lôdn-m)
n.
A tincture of opium, formerly used as a drug.
laudanum
[lôd′ənəm]
Etymology: Gk, landanon, gum resin
a tincture of opium made from a solution of macerated raw opium and 50% alcohol. It is believed to have originated as a secret remedy of Paracelsus, sixteenth century Swiss alchemist and physician.
laudanum
tincture of opium.
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Bamford's title Laudanum alludes to the drug induced transformations of mind and matter often associated with Carroll, his characters and our own experience as readers of Alice--and laudanum was also a tincture of opium supposedly used by Carroll to ease his painful arthritis.
Alice at the Allport: curious Arts and magical practices by Smith, Penny / Ceramics Art & Perception
Victorians from the Queen down were frequent users of laudanum, a tincture of opium sold freely over chemists' counters, and I don't recall society being brought to its knees.
Keith Hann column by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Stephen, alas, no trencherman, must combat a different appetite, for the narcotic tincture of opium, laudanum.
Ahoy! Patrick O'Brian sails again by Wheeler, Edward T. / Commonweal
 
 
 
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