Meaning of philtre | Babel Free

Definitions

Alternative spelling of philter (“kind of potion”).

alt-of, alternative

Equivalents

Examples

“[…] Bring⟳ hippomanes, / Fierce philtre from the frantic, brooding mare!”

“What wine, what drug, what philtre known of man / Will drown⟳ this ancient foe, / Ruthless and ravenous as a courtesan, / Sure as an ant, and slow?”

“Old witches in the cities and country-side throve upon the sale of death spells and love⟳ philtres. They also made a trade⟳ of abortificants, and frequently practised the whiles of the procuress.”

“In the desperate search⟳ for amatory satisfactions, the most monstrous ingredients have⟳ throughout the ages, been sought and compounded into electuaries and pastilles, philtres and ointments.”

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