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   Dwale , n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull. See Dull, a.]
   (Bot.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having stupefying qualities.
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   (Her.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted for the tinctures.
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   A sleeping potion; an opiate.
   Chaucer.
   
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