monk's-hood

For whoever took away a portion of my monk's-hood oil from our infirmary must have brought with him a bottle in which to put it.

Monk's Hood Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1992

The poison is monk's-hood - they call it so from the shape of the flowers, though it is also known as wolfsbane.

Monk's Hood Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1992

Cadfael had made the monk's-hood oil, and knew what could be done with it.

Monk's Hood Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1992

Master Bonel died of poison, given in the dish the prior sent him, and the poison was this same oil of monk's-hood.

Monk's Hood Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1992

He unstoppered the great jar of anointing oil of monk's-hood, and tilted the neck beneath Edwin's inquisitive nose.

Monk's Hood Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1992

His eyes lingered with awe on the large bottle that held the oil of monk's-hood.

Monk's Hood Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1992

He might well go over to the infirmary, and pour the sweet sound of Welsh into Brother Rhys's old, dulled ears, and dig the monk's-hood oil deep into his aching joints.

Monk's Hood Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1992

'What about foxglove and monk's-hood or deadly nightshade and wild arum or some of that great agaric fungus?

Funeral In Berlin Deighton, Len, 1929- 1964

"There is a monk's-hood in that parterre without," said Marguerite.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858 Various

"Eat More Tripe!" they bellow at us from every hoarding, or scrawl in letters of smoke across the impartial serenity of the sky; and before long the whole country has become tripe-conscious, and smart women sit round the fire, after dinner and before the men come up, discussing the rival merits of monk's-hood and honeycomb.

Try Anything Twice 1938