Both Uses of
sedative
in
Jane Eyre
- Having indulged a while in this sedative, she raised her bent body, took the pipe from her lips, and while gazing steadily at the fire, said very deliberately — "You are cold; you are sick; and you are silly."†
p. 228.2 *sedative = a drug that calms or puts to sleep; or describing something as calming
- Bessie now endeavoured to persuade her to take a sedative draught: she succeeded with difficulty.†
p. 268.3