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单词 laudanum
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laudanum

(lɔdənəm)
uncountable noun
Laudanum was a medicine containing opium that was used in the past as a painkiller.
By the 19th century, vials of laudanum and raw opium were freely available.

laudanum in British English

(ˈlɔːdənəm)
noun
1. 
a tincture of opium
2. 
(formerly) any medicine of which opium was the main ingredient
Word origin
C16: New Latin, name chosen by Paracelsus for a preparation probably containing opium,perhaps based on labdanum

laudanum in American English

(ˈlɔdənəm)
noun
1.  Archaic
any of certain opium preparations
2. 
a solution of opium in alcohol
Word origin
ModL, altered use (by Paracelsus) of ML var. of ladanum: see labdanum

Examples of 'laudanum' in a sentence
laudanum

She had brought him a pot of laudanum and helped to steady it in his shaking hand.
Heller, Keith MAN'S LOVING FAMILY (2003)
`All it would have taken was a few drops of laudanum in your milk.
Barbara Erskine SANDS OF TIME (2003)
Later, perhaps, when the avatars had arrived and he was certain everything was in hand, he'd take a little laudanum.
Clive Barker EVERVILLE (2003)
I doubted it very much, but I could hardly pinch his nose and pour the laudanum down his throat.
Elizabeth Peters HE SHALL THUNDER IN THE SKY (2003)
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