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Opium pipe — Opium vaporization paraphernalia: An opium pipe, an opium lamp, spare pipe bowls, and other implements lie arranged on a layout tray; a second opium pipe rests nearby. An opium pipe is a pipe designed for the vaporization and inhalation of opium … Wikipedia
Opium — For other uses, see Opium (disambiguation). Opium Opium poppy fruit exuding latex from a cut Botanical Opium Source plant(s) Papaver somnifer … Wikipedia
Smoking — For other uses, see Smoking (disambiguation). Part of a series on … Wikipedia
Opium den — For other uses, see Opium Den (disambiguation). Two women and a man smoking in an opium den, late 19th century An opium den was an establishment where opium was sold and smoked. Opium dens were prevalent in many parts of the world in the 19th… … Wikipedia
Opium lamp — Opium vaporization paraphernalia: An opium pipe, an opium lamp, spare pipe bowls, and other implements lie arranged on a layout tray; a second opium pipe rests nearby. An opium lamp is an oil lamp designed specifically to facilitate the… … Wikipedia
Opium Wars — Opium War redirects here. For other uses, see Opium War (disambiguation). Opium Wars Combat at Guangzhou (Canton) during the Second Opium War … Wikipedia
opium — /oh pee euhm/, n. 1. the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or … Universalium
opium trade — ▪ British and Chinese history in Chinese history, the traffic that developed in the 18th and 19th centuries in which Western nations, mostly Great Britain, exported opium grown in India and sold it to China. The British used the profits… … Universalium
Smoking pipe — A pipe is a tool used for smoking. The designs of pipes vary considerably, but for the most part they are reusable and consist of a chamber, or bowl, in which the substance to be smoked is placed, a stem of some sort and a mouthpiece through… … Wikipedia
Opium Wars — (1839–1842) A conflict that opened China physically to political, economic, and social influences from the outside world and heralded the period of unequal treaties in which the Great Powers carved out spheres of influence to exploit the… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
