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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Nepenthe

/nĕpˌ-ĕn'-thē/ · Ne·pen·the · IPA /nəˈpɛnθi/
01 n. A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything sooth…
  1. 1.
    A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and comforting.
    “Lulled with the sweet nepenthe of a court.” — Pope.
    “Quaff, O quaff this kind nepenthe.” — Poe.