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paregoric
[par-i-gawr-ik, -gor-]
noun
a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.
any soothing medicine; anodyne.
adjective
Archaic.assuaging pain; soothing.
paregoric
/ ˌæəˈɡɒɪ /
noun
a medicine containing opium, benzoic acid, camphor (English paregoric) or ammonia (Scottish paregoric), and anise oil, formerly widely used to relieve diarrhoea and coughing in children
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paregoric1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paregoric1
Example Sentences
In the end, it was as much Caroline’s charm as the paregoric that worked.
Mom said after the paregoric, Poppy never read another book.
“Only that big? It felt like a house. Look, dear,” said Faye, “open that second drawer where my medicine is. Bring the paregoric and a piece of cotton. Will you help me pack this tooth?”
Sometimes she carried them herself in a basket, and she always gave them a few drops of paregoric so they would keep quiet.
At 10, she would scrape opium-based paregoric powder from old medicine bottles.
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