philter
See also: filter
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French philtre, from Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɪltə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɪltɚ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪltə(ɹ)
- Homophone: filter
Noun edit
philter (plural philters)
- A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver. [from the 16th c.]
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:philter.
Translations edit
love potion
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Verb edit
philter (third-person singular simple present philters, present participle philtering, simple past and past participle philtered)
- To impregnate or mix with a love potion.
- to philter a draught
- To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion.
- Government of the Tongue
- Let not those that have repudiated the more inviting sins, shew themselves philtred and bewitched.
- Government of the Tongue