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Naphʹtha

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The drug used by Medeʹa for anointing the wedding robe of Glaucē, daughter of King Creʹon, whereby she was burnt to death on the morning of her marriage with Jason.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Nancy
Nancy of the Vale
Nankeen
Nanna
Nannie
Nantes
Nap
Nap (A)
Naphtha
Napier’s Bones
Napoleon III
Napping
Nappy Ale
Naraka
Narcissa
Narcissus (The)
Nardac
Narrow House or Home
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