philtre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of philtre
C16: from Latin philtrum, from Greek philtron love potion, from philos loving
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Then follows a melodramatic incantation as the sorcerer deposits the philtre into a gigantic teapot.
From The Secrets of a Savoyard by Lytton, Henry A.
Alexis, much to Aline's alarm, commissions him to supply liberal quantities of his patent love philtre in order that, from purely philanthropical motives, as he explains, he may distribute it secretly amongst the villagers.
From The Secrets of a Savoyard by Lytton, Henry A.
Man was saying: "How be sure Beauty's favour to secure, Nor the subtle philtre try?"
From Mathieu Ropars: et cetera by Young, William
By a fatal error, it was to Tristan and Iseut that the philtre was given during the voyage; and from that time an invincible passion drew them toward each other.
From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Butler, Pierce
What had Sylvia found to be lacking in her philtre?
From The Opened Shutters by Burnham, Clara Louise
I could not gaze into his sorrowful eyes, and not see in them “Love’s philtred euphrasy.”
From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
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