nepenthen.

Brit.

/nᵻˈpɛnθi/, U.S.

/nəˈpɛnθi/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: nepenthes n.

Etymology: Alteration of nepenthes n. Compare slightly later nepenth n.¹Some of the earlier examples of the form nepenthe given here may rather represent pronunciations without post-tonic /i/ and therefore belong instead at nepenth n.¹

a. A drink, potion, or drug bringing, or supposed to bring, forgetfulness of trouble or grief; = nepenthes n. 1. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > euphoric drug > legendary or imaginary

nepenthes1580

nepenthe1595

soma1932

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > sedative > specific drugs

nepenthe1595

nepentha1626

bromide1883

bromo-seltzer1896

Dial1914

bromo1916

Amytal1926

Sedormid1928

Phenergan1948

promethazine1949

chlorpromazine1952

Thorazine1954

perphenazine1957

trimeprazine1959

Mandrax1963

mandy1970

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > tranquillizer > specific substances or preparations

nepenthes1580

nepenthe1595

Seconal1935

secobarbital1950

mephenesin1952

Largactil1953

Miltown1954

meprobamate1955

hydroxyzine1956

promazine1956

Sparine1956

prochlorperazine1957

Stelazine1958

trifluoperazine1958

Prolixin1959

chlordiazepoxide1960

Librium1960

diazepam1961

Valium1961

oxazepam1964

pimozide1968

lorazepam1969

temazepam1970

alprazolam1973

1595 G. Chapman Ouids Banquet of Sence sig. B2^v Sacred Nepenthe, purgatiue of care, And soueraine Rumex that doth rancor kill.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. iii. sig. D In her other hand a cup she hild, The which was with Nepenthe to the brim vpfild.

c1604 Charlemagne (1938) i. 7 From thys lypp puerer Nepenthe flowes.

1630 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentleman 177 Those who are ever carousing in the cup of Nepenthe, steeping their senses in the Lethe of forgetfulnesse.

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. viii. 217 After a..good dose of Nepenthe, they are in a trance.

1681 Table of Hard Words in S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. Nepenthe, a drink to drive away melancholy.

1738 A. Pope One Thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty Eight 6 Lull'd with the sweet Nepenthe of a Court.

1754 Ld. Chesterfield World No. 92. ⁋6 Gallons of the Nepenthe would be lost upon him. The more he drinks, the duller he grows.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Triumph of Life in Posthumous Poems (1824) 88 In her right hand she bore a crystal glass, Mantling with bright Nepenthe.

1850 R. W. Emerson Uses of Great Men in Representative Men i. 28 Nature never spares the opium or nepenthe; but, wherever she mars her creature..lays her poppies plentifully on the bruise.

1898 T. Watts-Dunton Coming of Love 45 [They] prated of some nepenthe..To quell his love as by a magic potion.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 907/2 The mention by Homer of the anaesthetic effects of nepenthe.

1935 S. Beckett Echo's Bones & Other Precipitates Come hastening down for a pint of nepenthe or moly.

1987 S. Bellow More die of Heartbreak 78 A yawning paralysis closed in on me... It wasn't unpleasant. It was like the Greek drug nepenthe.

2002 A. Davies Frog King 301 ‘No nepenthe for you tonight?’ he asks, seeing my water.

b. Medicine. An opiate; spec. a sherry-based tincture of opium and morphine. Now rare or historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > narcotic

narcoticc1385

opiec1385

opiate?a1425

dormitary1547

mandragora1605

dormitive1619

nepenthe1728

opiatic1847

sleep-stuff1880

chemical1954

fentanyl1963

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Nepenthe, in Pharmacy, a Name given to an Opiate.

1875 A. S. Taylor Poisons (ed. 3) 569 Nepenthe may be regarded as a solution of opium and citrate of morphia, in nearly equal parts of sherry and rectified spirit.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 775 Dr. Cheadle speaks highly of nepenthe for children.

1968 D. Francis Forfeit xvi. 199 A medicine glass of disprin and nepenthe.

1992 J. Hamilton-Paterson Seven-tenths iv. iii. 142 In addition, Duton recommended any or all of the following: chloral hydrate,..caffeine, eucalyptus and Nepenthe.

2. A plant supposed to supply the drug (sense 1a). Now literary or historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > unidentified types of plants

sagittelc1400

bilgresa1475

cancer1546

alypum1597

nepenthe1605

heart a grasse1609

laskwort1647

1605 J. Sylvester in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. Index sig. xx7^v/2 Nepenthe, an herbe which being steeped in wine, is thought to expell sadnesse.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. 115 The Moly or Nepenthe of Pliny.

1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound ii. iv. 84 Folded Elysian flowers, Nepenthe, Moly, Amaranth.

1920 C. M. Doughty Mansoul i. 20 The Temple-maiden had aforetime scruzed, Nepenthe and clary and moly; herb kinds found only, In covert place midst there sequestered rocks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nepenthe
释义	nepenthen. Brit. /nᵻˈpɛnθi/, U.S. /nəˈpɛnθi/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: nepenthes n. Etymology: Alteration of nepenthes n. Compare slightly later nepenth n.¹Some of the earlier examples of the form nepenthe given here may rather represent pronunciations without post-tonic /i/ and therefore belong instead at nepenth n.¹ 1. a. A drink, potion, or drug bringing, or supposed to bring, forgetfulness of trouble or grief; = nepenthes n. 1. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > euphoric drug > legendary or imaginary nepenthes1580 nepenthe1595 soma1932 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > sedative > specific drugs nepenthe1595 nepentha1626 bromide1883 bromo-seltzer1896 Dial1914 bromo1916 Amytal1926 Sedormid1928 Phenergan1948 promethazine1949 chlorpromazine1952 Thorazine1954 perphenazine1957 trimeprazine1959 Mandrax1963 mandy1970 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > tranquillizer > specific substances or preparations nepenthes1580 nepenthe1595 Seconal1935 secobarbital1950 mephenesin1952 Largactil1953 Miltown1954 meprobamate1955 hydroxyzine1956 promazine1956 Sparine1956 prochlorperazine1957 Stelazine1958 trifluoperazine1958 Prolixin1959 chlordiazepoxide1960 Librium1960 diazepam1961 Valium1961 oxazepam1964 pimozide1968 lorazepam1969 temazepam1970 alprazolam1973 1595 G. Chapman Ouids Banquet of Sence sig. B2^v Sacred Nepenthe, purgatiue of care, And soueraine Rumex that doth rancor kill. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. iii. sig. D In her other hand a cup she hild, The which was with Nepenthe to the brim vpfild. View more context for this quotation c1604 Charlemagne (1938) i. 7 From thys lypp puerer Nepenthe flowes. 1630 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentleman 177 Those who are ever carousing in the cup of Nepenthe, steeping their senses in the Lethe of forgetfulnesse. 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. viii. 217 After a..good dose of Nepenthe, they are in a trance. 1681 Table of Hard Words in S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Remaining Med. Wks. Nepenthe, a drink to drive away melancholy. 1738 A. Pope One Thousand Seven Hundred & Thirty Eight 6 Lull'd with the sweet Nepenthe of a Court. 1754 Ld. Chesterfield World No. 92. ⁋6 Gallons of the Nepenthe would be lost upon him. The more he drinks, the duller he grows. a1822 P. B. Shelley Triumph of Life in Posthumous Poems (1824) 88 In her right hand she bore a crystal glass, Mantling with bright Nepenthe. 1850 R. W. Emerson Uses of Great Men in Representative Men i. 28 Nature never spares the opium or nepenthe; but, wherever she mars her creature..lays her poppies plentifully on the bruise. 1898 T. Watts-Dunton Coming of Love 45 [They] prated of some nepenthe..To quell his love as by a magic potion. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 907/2 The mention by Homer of the anaesthetic effects of nepenthe. 1935 S. Beckett Echo's Bones & Other Precipitates Come hastening down for a pint of nepenthe or moly. 1987 S. Bellow More die of Heartbreak 78 A yawning paralysis closed in on me... It wasn't unpleasant. It was like the Greek drug nepenthe. 2002 A. Davies Frog King 301 ‘No nepenthe for you tonight?’ he asks, seeing my water. b. Medicine. An opiate; spec. a sherry-based tincture of opium and morphine. Now rare or historical. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > narcotic narcoticc1385 opiec1385 opiate?a1425 dormitary1547 mandragora1605 dormitive1619 nepenthe1728 opiatic1847 sleep-stuff1880 chemical1954 fentanyl1963 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Nepenthe, in Pharmacy, a Name given to an Opiate. 1875 A. S. Taylor Poisons (ed. 3) 569 Nepenthe may be regarded as a solution of opium and citrate of morphia, in nearly equal parts of sherry and rectified spirit. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 775 Dr. Cheadle speaks highly of nepenthe for children. 1968 D. Francis Forfeit xvi. 199 A medicine glass of disprin and nepenthe. 1992 J. Hamilton-Paterson Seven-tenths iv. iii. 142 In addition, Duton recommended any or all of the following: chloral hydrate,..caffeine, eucalyptus and Nepenthe. 2. A plant supposed to supply the drug (sense 1a). Now literary or historical. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > unidentified types of plants sagittelc1400 bilgresa1475 cancer1546 alypum1597 nepenthe1605 heart a grasse1609 laskwort1647 1605 J. Sylvester in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. Index sig. xx7^v/2 Nepenthe, an herbe which being steeped in wine, is thought to expell sadnesse. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. 115 The Moly or Nepenthe of Pliny. 1820 P. B. Shelley Prometheus Unbound ii. iv. 84 Folded Elysian flowers, Nepenthe, Moly, Amaranth. 1920 C. M. Doughty Mansoul i. 20 The Temple-maiden had aforetime scruzed, Nepenthe and clary and moly; herb kinds found only, In covert place midst there sequestered rocks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1595
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