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Paregoric
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric elexir.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir.