Philtre
[fil-ter] /ˈfɪl tər/
noun, verb (used with object), philtred, philtring. Chiefly British.
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/ˈfɪltə/
noun
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a drink supposed to arouse love, desire, etc
n.
also philter, “love potion,” 1580s, from Middle French philtre (1560s), from Latin philtrum (plural philtra) “love potion,” from Greek philtron “a love-charm,” literally “to make oneself beloved,” from philein “to love” (from philos “loving;” see philo-) + instrumental suffix -tron.
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