#663.  Bane. —­ N. bane, curse; evil &c. 619; hurtfulness &c. (badness)
649[obs3]; painfulness &c. (cause of pain) 830; scourge &c. (punishment) 975; damnosa hereditas[Lat]; white elephant.
     sting, fang, thorn, tang, bramble, brier, nettle.
     poison, toxin; teratogen; leaven, virus venom; arsenic; antimony,
tartar emetic; strychnine, nicotine; miasma, miasm[obs3], mephitis[obs3], malaria, azote[obs3], sewer gas; pest.
     [poisonous substances, examples] Albany hemp[obs3], arsenious oxide,
arsenious acid; bichloride of mercury; carbonic acid, carbonic gas; choke damp, corrosive sublimate, fire damp; hydrocyanic acid, cyanide, Prussic acid[ISA:chemsubcfp], hydrogen cyanide; marsh gas, nux vomica[Lat], ratsbane[obs3].
     [poisonous plants] hemlock, hellebore, nightshade, belladonna,
henbane, aconite; banewort[obs3], bhang, ganja[obs3], hashish; Upas tree.
     [list of poisonous substances(on-line)] Toxline.
     rust, worm, helminth[Med], moth, moth and rust, fungus, mildew; dry
rot; canker, cankerworm; cancer; torpedo; viper &c. (evil doer) 913; demon &c. 980.
     [Science of poisons] toxicology. 
     Adj. baneful &c. (bad) 649; poisonous &c. (unwholesome) 657.
     phr. bibere venenum in auro[Lat].

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     #664.  Safety. —­ N. safety, security, surety, impregnability;
invulnerability, invulnerableness &c.  Adj.; danger past, danger over; storm blown over; coast clear; escape &c. 671; means of escape; blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve; safeguard, palladium.
     guardianship, wardship, wardenship; tutelage, custody, safekeeping;
preservation &c. 670; protection, auspices.
     safe-conduct, escort, convoy; guard, shield &c. (defense) 717;
guardian angel; tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint; genius loci.
     protector, guardian; warden, warder; preserver, custodian, duenna[Sp],
chaperon, third person.
     watchdog, bandog[obs3]; Cerberus; watchman, patrolman, policeman; cop,
dick, fuzz, smokey, peeler|, zarp|[all slang]; sentinel, sentry, scout &c. (warning) 668; garrison; guardship[obs3].
     [Means of safety] refuge &c. anchor &c. 666; precaution &c.
(preparation) 673; quarantine, cordon sanitaire[Fr]. confidence &c. 858[Sense of security]. 
     V. be safe &c.  Adj.; keep one’s head above water, tide over, save
one’s bacon; ride out the storm, weather the storm; light upon one’s feet, land on one’s feet; bear a charmed life; escape &c. 671.
     make safe, render safe &c.  Adj.; protect; take care of &c. (care)
459; preserve &c. 670; cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward; guard &c. (defend) 717; secure &c. (restrain) 751; entrench, intrench[obs3], fence round &c. (circumscribe) 229; house, nestle, ensconce; take charge of.
     escort, convoy; garrison; watch, mount guard, patrol.
     make assurance doubly sure &c. (caution) 864; take up a loose thread;