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Definition of Hebenon
1. n. See Henbane.
Definition of Hebenon
1. Noun. (obsolete) henbane ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hebenon
1. anything with a poisonous juice [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hebenon
Literary usage of Hebenon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Art of Speaking: Containing, an Essay, in which are Given Rules for by James Burgh (1804)
"And in the porches of mine ears did pour With juice of cursed hebenon distill'd,
The leprous poison, whose contagious nature That with a sudden vigour it ..."
2. Medicine & Kindred Arts in the Plays of Shakespeare by John Moyes (1896)
"Of more interest than either of these is the "j\rice of cursed hebenon," with
which Hamlet's father was poisoned. The Ghost relates the occurrence as ..."
3. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1838)
"Sleeping within mine orchard, (My custom always of the afternoon,) Upon my secure
hour thy uncle stole, With juice of cursed hebenon in a vial, ..."
4. A Glossary to the Works of William Shakespeare by Alexander Dyce (1902)
"21—31), shows that hebenon denotes the yew —to which the term Ebenus was at times
applied. ... The effects of hebenon do not at all tally with ..."
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