love philtre

English

Noun

love philtre (plural love philtres)

  1. love potion
    • 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 258:
      Hecate [...] knew the properties of every herb, as would be supposed, since she relied upon them for concocting poisonous doses, love philtres, and potions to produce dreams that would reveal the future.
    • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 180:
      Perch: In the head of this fish there are small stones that sorceresses used in concocting love-philtres.
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