philter
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈfɪltə/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈfɪltɚ/
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.]
Translations
  • French: philtre
  • German: Liebestrank
  • Italian: filtro
  • Russian: любовное зелье
  • Spanish: pócima, pócima de amor, poción de amor, filtro
Verb

philter (philters, present participle philtering; 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.



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