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laudanum (lôd`ənəm), tincture, or alcoholic solution, of opium opium, substance derived by collecting and drying the milky juice in the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Opium varies in color from yellow to dark brown and has a characteristic odor and a bitter taste.
..... Click the link for more information. , first compounded by Paracelsus in the 16th cent. Not then known to be addictive, the preparation was widely used up through the 19th cent. to treat a variety of disorders. Many literary and artistic figures, including Coleridge, Poe, Moussorgsky, and De Quincey, are known to have been addicted. laudanum 1. a tincture of opium 2. (formerly) any medicine of which opium was the main ingredient Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | 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. 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. Stephen, alas, no trencherman, must combat a different appetite, for the narcotic tincture of opium, laudanum. |
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