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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Give me a philtre to cool his love.'
From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard
The Roman was aflame with love, and wrapped in a mantle of jealousy, since he had received the philtre from her hands which was destined for Chios.
From Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus by Short, Richard
Man was saying: "How be sure Beauty's favour to secure, Nor the subtle philtre try?"
From Mathieu Ropars: et cetera by Young, William
At length I caught the drift of her meaning: she thought I was about to prepare from these ingredients some philtre that would bring back vanished youth.
From Lodges in the Wilderness by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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.
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