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Definition of philtre - 2 dictionary results

phil⋅tre

  [fil-ter]
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–noun, verb (used with object), -tred, -tring. Chiefly British.
philter.
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phil·ter also phil·tre   (fĭl'tər)   
n.  

  1. A love potion.

  2. A magic potion or charm.

tr.v.   phil·tered also phil·tred, phil·ter·ing also phil·tring, phil·ters also phil·tres
To enchant with or as if with a philter.

[French philtre, from Old French, from Latin philtrum, from Greek philtron, from philein, to love, from philos, beloved, loving.]
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