philter

See also: filter

English

Alternative forms

• philtre

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French philtre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ɪltə(r)

Noun

philter (plural philters)

1. 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.]

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see [[Citations:philter#|Citations:philter]].

Translations

love potion

• Bikol Central: lumay
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: lemmenjuoma
• French: philtre (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Galician: filtro (gl) m
• Greek: φίλτρο (el) n (fíltro)
• Indonesian: ramuan cinta
• Italian: filtro (it) m
• Spanish: pócima f

Verb

philter (third-person singular simple present philters, present participle philtering, simple past and past participle philtered)

1. To impregnate or mix with a love potion.

   to philter a draught

2. 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.

Anagrams

• philtre