philtre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of philtre
C16: from Latin philtrum, from Greek philtron love potion, from philos loving
Example Sentences
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Philtre At Zipser Neudorf, Czechoslovakia, a widow named Andrejcak was arrested on a dark night carrying from the local cemetery the disinterred body of a small boy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Philtre, Philter, fil′tėr, n. a charm or spell to excite love.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Were't not a shame, were't not a shame I say, That in this sorry Brotherhood of Clay No Necromance the Philtre can distil To keep Mosquitoes, Death and Bores away?
From The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Jr. by Irwin, Wallace
Philtre thou shalt have, but remember it often turns to madness those you seek to win.
From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard
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