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philtre

[fil-ter]

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noun, verb (used with object), -tred, -tring. Chiefly British.

philter.

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philtre or (US) philter (ˈfɪltə)

—n
	a drink supposed to arouse love, desire, etc

[C16: from Latin philtrum, from Greek philtron love potion, from philos loving]

philter or (US) philter

—n

[C16: from Latin philtrum, from Greek philtron love potion, from philos loving]

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philtre

"love potion," 1587, from M.Fr. philtre (1568), from L. philtrum, from Gk. philtron "love-charm," lit. "to make oneself beloved," from philein "to love" (from philos "loving") + instrumental suffix -tron.

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"Other countries drink to get drunk, and this is accepted by everyone; in France, drunkenness is a consequence, never an intention. A drink is felt as the spinning out of a pleasure, not as the necessary cause of an effect which is sought: wine is not only a philtre, it is also the leisurely act of drinking."

-Roland Barthes

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