Lethe \Le"the\ (l[=e]"th[-e] or l[=e]th), n. [See Lethal.]

Death.[Obs.]

--Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Lethe \Le"the\ (l[=e]"th[-e]), n. [L., fr. Gr. lh`qh, prop., forgetfulness; akin to lanqa`nesqai to forget, lanqa`nein to escape notice.]

1. (Class. Myth.) A river of Hades whose waters when drunk caused forgetfulness of the past.

2. Oblivion; a draught of oblivion; forgetfulness.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)