laudanum
noun
lau·da·num ˈlȯd-nəm 
ˈlȯ-də-nəm
1
: any of various formerly used preparations of opium
2
: a tincture of opium
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Doc stays neutral but signals his position by urging her to get out of town and then giving her more laudanum. 
Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021 Its big-house entourage is crammed with stereotypes, from the world-weary auntie in the kitchen to the hysterical laudanum-sipping mistress. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021 Unfortunately for all involved, Featherington's bookies somehow uncover the plan and, to teach him a very extreme lesson, ambush him with a bottle of laudanum, a form of opium with potentially fatal effects. Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 30 Dec. 2020 But who wouldn’t take as much laudanum as possible in their circumstances? The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 6 June 2019 There is a wealthy widow named Alma (Molly Parker) who has a laudanum addiction, an upstanding sheriff’s wife (Anna Gunn), and resident outlaws like Wild Bill Hickok (Keith Carradine) and Calamity Jane (Robin Weigert). Rachel Syme, The New Republic, 6 June 2019 The stigma attaching to the Godwins ruined the prospects of Mary’s half-sister Fanny, who took a fatal overdose of laudanum in October 1816. Elizabeth Lowry, WSJ, 1 June 2018 The grave of Mattie Blaylock, the common-law wife of Wyatt Earp who died from an overdose of laudanum and alcohol, is in the cemetery of Pinal City, a ghost town west of Superior. Roger Naylor, azcentral, 27 Apr. 2018 In the 1800s the drug was often opium, usually sold as a liquid in products like laudanum, and given to patients for pain or trouble sleeping. CBS News, 30 Oct. 2017 See More
Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021 Its big-house entourage is crammed with stereotypes, from the world-weary auntie in the kitchen to the hysterical laudanum-sipping mistress. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021 Unfortunately for all involved, Featherington's bookies somehow uncover the plan and, to teach him a very extreme lesson, ambush him with a bottle of laudanum, a form of opium with potentially fatal effects. Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 30 Dec. 2020 But who wouldn’t take as much laudanum as possible in their circumstances? The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 6 June 2019 There is a wealthy widow named Alma (Molly Parker) who has a laudanum addiction, an upstanding sheriff’s wife (Anna Gunn), and resident outlaws like Wild Bill Hickok (Keith Carradine) and Calamity Jane (Robin Weigert). Rachel Syme, The New Republic, 6 June 2019 The stigma attaching to the Godwins ruined the prospects of Mary’s half-sister Fanny, who took a fatal overdose of laudanum in October 1816. Elizabeth Lowry, WSJ, 1 June 2018 The grave of Mattie Blaylock, the common-law wife of Wyatt Earp who died from an overdose of laudanum and alcohol, is in the cemetery of Pinal City, a ghost town west of Superior. Roger Naylor, azcentral, 27 Apr. 2018 In the 1800s the drug was often opium, usually sold as a liquid in products like laudanum, and given to patients for pain or trouble sleeping. CBS News, 30 Oct. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
circa 1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
laudanum
noun
lau·da·num ˈlȯd-nəm, -ᵊn-əm
1
: any of various formerly used preparations of opium
2
: a tincture of opium