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English-Thai Dictionary

philter

N ยา เสน่ห์ aphrodisiac philtre ya-sa-nea

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PHILTER

n.[L. philtra; Gr. to love. ] 1. A potion intended or adapted to excite love.
2. A charm to excite love.

PHILTER

v.t.To impregnate with a love-potion; as, to philter a draught. 1. To charm to love; to excite to love or animal desire by a potion.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PHILTER

Phil "ter, n. Etym: [F. philtre, L. philtrum, Gr.

Defn: A potion or charm intended to excite the passion of love. [Written also philtre. ] Addison.

PHILTER

Phil "ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Philtered; p. pr. & vb. n. Philtering.]

1. To impregnate or mix with a love potion; as, to philter a draught.

2. To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion. Gov. of Tongue.

New American Oxford Dictionary

philter

phil ter |ˈfiltər ˈfɪltər |(Brit. philtre ) ▶noun a drink supposed to arouse love and desire for a particular person in the drinker; a love potion. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French philtre, via Latin from Greek philtron, from philein ‘to love. ’