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belladonna

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˌbɛləˈdɑnə/Part of speech nounSorted aabdellnnoStarts with BEnds with A0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna plant that is used medicinally

Word origin

Borrowed from Italian belladonna (altered by folk etymology: bella donna (“beautiful lady”)) from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), of Gaulish origin. The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • Cathy teetered downstairs on very high heels, her hair swept up in a disintegrating “brioche”, her eyes glistening with belladonna drops.
  • 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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