belladonna
Collocations
4ADJ.
still, venemous
VERB + BELLADONNA
aconite, administered, born, buy, composed, eyes, glistening, like
BELLADONNA + NOUN
cinquefoil, exams, jones, killer, nightshade, pain, parsley, substances
PREP.
during, with
Definitions
noun
A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries.
Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat.
An alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine.
The elderly women who practiced herbalism and administered belladonna (a pain killer) to pregnant women were apt to be accused of witchcraft. The Medieval church was against the administration of belladonna because they believed women were meant to suffer pain in childbirth as a result of Eve's sin.
Cathy teetered downstairs on very high heels, her hair swept up in a disintegrating “brioche”, her eyes glistening with belladonna drops.
name
A female given name.
Oliver summed up his observations by conceding that in the early nineteen twenties before he — or, for that matter, she herself was born — Belladonna Jones might have been devastating.
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6Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat.
WiktionaryThe elderly women who practiced herbalism and administered belladonna (a pain killer) to pregnant women were apt to be accused of witchcraft. The Medieval church was against the administration of bell
WiktionaryCathy teetered downstairs on very high heels, her hair swept up in a disintegrating “brioche”, her eyes glistening with belladonna drops.
WiktionaryOliver summed up his observations by conceding that in the early nineteen twenties before he — or, for that matter, she herself was born — Belladonna Jones might have been devastating.
WiktionaryRoman women would dilate their pupils with belladonna because they believed this made them more attractive. Eye doctors still use belladonna during eye exams.
Tatoeba · #8860262Belladonna is sold as a dietary supplement, one that I cannot imagine ever taking.
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