Definitions for opium den
opi·um den

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1. opium dennoun

   a building where opium is sold and used

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1. opium den

   An opium den is a location where opium is sold and smoked. It originated in China during the 19th century and was especially prevalent during the Chinese immigration in cities such as San Francisco and New York in the United States. Opium dens were considered to be a form of escape from life hardships and were typically furnished with beds and tables to make users comfortable during the opium high. They are generally associated with times of social and economic disruption and have since been recognized as sites of addiction, crime and disease.

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1. Opium den

   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 century, most notably China, Southeast Asia, North America and France. Throughout the West, opium dens were frequented by and associated with the Chinese, because the establishments were usually run by Chinese who supplied the opium as well as prepared it for visiting non-Chinese smokers. Most opium dens kept a supply of opium paraphernalia such as the specialized pipes and lamps that were necessary to smoke the drug. Patrons would recline in order to hold the long opium pipes over oil lamps that would heat the drug until it vaporized, allowing the smoker to inhale the vapors. Opium dens in China were frequented by all levels of society, and their opulence or simplicity reflected the financial means of the patrons. In urban areas of the United States, particularly on the West Coast, there were opium dens that mirrored the best to be found in China, with luxurious trappings and female attendants. For the working class, there were also many low-end dens with sparse furnishings. These latter dens were more likely to admit non-Chinese smokers.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of opium den in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of opium den in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of opium den in a Sentence

1. Tom Carter:

   A peek inside the city's many nightspots reveals a Shangri-La-di-da of tiny Shanghai socialites in even tinier outfits dancing provocatively with well-to-do Westerners. But while such sights may draw gasps from some people, the truth is that this kind of thing is nothing new for Shanghai, the Orient's original opium-den of iniquity.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Wikidata
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