philter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: philter	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for philter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
philter n a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it Synonym(s): philter, philtre, love-potion, love-philter, love-philtre
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Philter \Phil"ter\, n. [F. philtre, L. philtrum, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to love, [?] dear, loving.] A potion or charm intended to excite the passion of love. [Written also {philtre}.] --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Philter \Phil"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Philtered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Philtering}.] 1. To impregnate or mix with a love potion; as, to philter a draught. 2. To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion. --Gov. of Tongue.