A tincture of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a drug.
(RQ:Mary Shelley Frankenstein)
(RQ:De Quincey Opium-Eater)
(RQ:Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin)
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To add laudanum to (a drink or the like).
To cause (a person) to be high on laudanum.
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laudanum