'Laudanum' definitions:
Definition of 'laudanum'
(from WordNet)
noun
Narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient [syn: laudanum, tincture of opium]
Definition of 'Laudanum'
From: GCIDE
- Laudanum \Lau"da*num\, n. [Orig. the same wort as ladanum, ladbdanum: cf. F. laudanum, It. laudano, ladano. See Ladanum.] Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes. [1913 Webster]
- Note: A fluid ounce of American laudanum should contain the soluble matter of one tenth of an ounce avoirdupois of powdered opium with equal parts of alcohol and water. English laudanum should have ten grains less of opium in the fluid ounce. --U. S. Disp. [1913 Webster]
- Dutchman's laudanum (Bot.) See under Dutchman. [1913 Webster]