laudanum

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, dissolving opium in alcohol to make laudanum, the method of ingestion preferred by Victorian ladies, was still permitted.

From Seattle Times

Sumner, who is addicted to laudanum and has flashbacks to harsh events during his military service in India, is able to do barbarous things to survive.

From New York Times

At all levels of society, doctors had little more to rely on than “purgatives, laudanum and lancets.”

From New York Times

Blame "Miss Scarlet &The Duke" for that musing, a six-part throwback to the pre-"Sherlock"-era of "Masterpiece" when Victorian mysteries could coast on politeness, good tailoring and eloquent conversations about laudanum.

From Salon

It contained many ingredients which might raise an eyebrow today, including laudanum, which is an alcoholic solution of opium, chloroform and cannabis.

From BBC