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philter
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun philter has 1 sense
- philter(n = noun.food) love-philter, love-philtre, love-potion, philtre - a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it; Array is a kind of potion
CIDE DICTIONARY
philter, n. [F. philtre, L. philtrum, Gr. , fr. to love, dear, loving.].
A potion or charm intended to excite the passion of love. Addison. [1913 Webster]
philter, v. t.
- To impregnate or mix with a love potion; as, to philter a draught. [1913 Webster]
- To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion. Gov. of Tongue. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
philter
Spell
N spell, charm, incantation, exorcism, weird, cabala, exsufflation, cantrap, runes, abracadabra, open sesame, countercharm, Ephesian letters, bell book and candle, Mumbo Jumbo, evil eye, fee-faw- fum, talisman, amulet, periapt, telesm, phylactery, philter, fetich, fetish, agnus Dei, lamb of God, furcula, madstone, mascot, mascotte, merrythought, Om, Aum, scarab, scarabaeus, sudarium, triskelion, veronica, wishbone, swastika, fylfot, gammadion, wand, caduceus, rod, divining rod, lamp of Aladdin, wishing-cap, Fortunatus's cap.
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