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Poppied adj.

Mingled or interspersed with poppies. "Poppied corn."

Affected with poppy juice; hence, figuratively, drugged; drowsy; listless; inactive. (R.) "The poppied sails doze on the yard."

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Etymology of 'Poppied'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Poppied" Quotes from Famous Books

... and hearts break, but at last there comes "the poppied sleep, the end of all." Grief is buried in the grave, Nature covers it with a mantle of grass and flowers, and the feet of joy trip merrily over the paths once trodden by heavy-footed care. Yet the more subtle effects of persecution remain with the living. They are ...

— Flowers of Freethought - (First Series) • George W. Foote

... associated with this Lethean draught is confirmed by its responsive correspondence with many unutterable experiences, vividly felt or darkly recognised, in our deepest bosom. It seems as if occasionally the poppied ...

— The Destiny of the Soul - A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life • William Rounseville Alger