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Definition of "nostrums" []

  • Plural form of nostrum. (noun)

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Use "nostrums" in a sentence
  • "Among her nostrums was a bottle of "Jordan Water," which she sold at the modest figure of £15 15s. a flask."
  • "A visitor to Boston noted in 1872 that there was “hardly a newspaper that does not contain their open and printed advertisements, or a drug store whose shelves are not crowded with nostrums publicly and unblushingly displayed.”"
  • "They are steeped in unexamined nostrums, whether about American's special, sanctified role in history, or the absolute authority of laissez-faire economics."