sleeping draught
sleeping draught noun: a liquid medicine that induces sleep.
Noun
sleeping draught (plural sleeping draughts)
- A liquid medicine that induces sleep.
- In the evening, when the princess came and brought him his drink, he made appear as if he drank, but he threw it over his shoulder, for he felt sure she had put a sleeping draught in his drink.1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 240
- 'My wife always takes a sleeping draught when travelling by train. She took her usual dose of trional.'1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 7, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 123
sleeping draught meaning in Tamil and Kannada
sleeping draught in Tamil
- உறக்கமருந்து, துயின்மருந்து
sleeping draught in Kannada
- ನಿದ್ರಾಪಾನ, ನಿದ್ದೆಬರಿಸುವ ಔಷಧ
Forms of sleeping draught
| plural | sleeping draughts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sleeping draft |
Questions about sleeping draught
- What does sleeping draught mean?
- Sleeping draught means a liquid medicine that induces sleep.
- What is sleeping draught in Tamil?
- Sleeping draught in Tamil is உறக்கமருந்து, துயின்மருந்து. See Sleeping draught meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sleeping draught?
- Sleeping draught is a noun.
- What is the plural of sleeping draught?
- The plural of sleeping draught is sleeping draughts.
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