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Philter

Philter \Phil"ter\, n. [F. philtre, L. philtrum, Gr. ?, fr. ? to love, ? dear, loving.] A potion or charm intended to excite the passion of love. [Written also philtre.]
--Addison.

Philter

Philter \Phil"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Philtered; p. pr. & vb. n. Philtering.]

  1. To impregnate or mix with a love potion; as, to philter a draught.

  2. To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion.
    --Gov. of Tongue.

Wiktionary
philter

n. A kind of potion, charm, or drug; ''especially'' love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver. (from the 16th c.) vb. 1 To impregnate or mix with a love potion. 2 To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion.

WordNet
philter

n. a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it [syn: philtre, love-potion, love-philter, love-philtre]

Usage examples of "philter".

Because if we find it, we can recompile the Interface with the philter included, and free the gargoyles and confine the madness.

They held the old courtier, the purveyor of elephant urine philters, by the arms.

Naked, except for one sock and her charm bracelet, spread-eagled on the bed where my philter had felled herso I foreglimpsed her.

Sold love philters, charms and amulets of protection against the French Pox.