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Meanings of philtre in English
Catalan
filtre A drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it.
Synonyms
Examples for "philter"
Examples for "philter"
1
For it was at the season when Nature brews the irresistible philter.
2
Or had the love-philter set him in the place of Mena?
3
The proprietor lifted her shoulders in a worn-out shrug: "A love philter?"
4
Yes, with me, with old Hekt-tobuy a love philter.
5
The philter will work: from the moment I catch his eye, he is mine!
1
What blissful charm, what undivined wealth of beauty in this fiery love-potion!
2
She complained that Dr. Graham had given her a love-potion!
3
Sir Francis will fancy you have swallowed a love-potion.
4
Isolda knows it is the love-potion she means.
5
To weave your spell out of commonplace events and brew a love-potion from every-day materials is high art.
1
Of course the elixir of youth is at the same time a love-philter.
2
Or maybe that cheap smell about her is a love-philter!
3
Men said she had bewitched him by a love-philter.
4
He relied chiefly on his own reckless obstinacy-whichhe liked to call firm determination-Nemu'scunning, and the love-philter.
5
But love-philters are among the commonest things to sell and buy.
1
A love-philtre, such as was used by the ancients with great effect.
2
My idea was rather that the beverage was a sort of love-philtre, such as I had read of in my book of fairy tales.
3
Vervain has long been in repute as a love-philtre, and in Germany now-a-days endive-seed is sold for its supposed power to influence the affections.
4
The root of the male fern was in years gone by used in love-philtres, and hence the following allusion:
5
The book, as we turned over its pages, gave directions for preparing everything from food to love-philtres and the elixir of life.
Usage of philtre in English
1
But if he buys me a good philtre I will forgive him.
2
The philtre was in her veins, whatever the directions of the rational mind.
3
It is a love philtre I made for Anthony's wedding night.
4
Some philtre has been given to her for a bad purpose.
5
Yet, doubtless he is as good enough physician to make a love philtre.
6
That cursed philtre of yours has worked all wrong, that's what it is.
7
Did he give her some philtre, some elixir, do you think?
8
Nydia, in her terror, confessed to the Egyptian the exchange of the love philtre.
9
In the name of friendship, Selim, take the dinars and purchase me that philtre.
10
After rehearsing the legend down to the drinking of the fateful philtre, he says:-
11
She suggests administering the philtre which her mother has prepared for Marke to Tristan.
12
Some say that it is a philtre for love, and that it exterminates jealousy.
13
Were then the old witchcraft and philtre tales really true?
14
Hundreds that would take your heart's blood as you slept to make a philtre with!
15
The irresistible philtre requires time for its elaboration.
16
A philtre to make your sweetheart love you?
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