different between philter vs philtre

English

Alternative forms

• philtre (British)

Etymology

From Middle French philtre, from Ancient Greek ??????? (phíltron), from ????? (philé?, “I love”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?lt?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f?lt?/
• Rhymes: -?lt?(?)
• Homophone: filter

Noun

philter (plural philters)

1. A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver. [from the 16th c.]

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:philter.

Translations

Verb

philter (third-person singular simple present philters, present participle philtering, simple past and past participle philtered)

1. To impregnate or mix with a love potion.

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

     Let not those that have repudiated the more inviting sins, shew themselves philtred and bewitched.

Anagrams

• philtre

English

Noun

philtre (plural philtres)

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

Verb

philtre (third-person singular simple present philtres, present participle philtring, simple past and past participle philtred)

1. Alternative spelling of philter

Anagrams

• philter

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin philtrum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ??????? (phíltron). Unrelated to filtre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /filt?/
• Homophone: filtre

Noun

philtre m (plural philtres)

1. philter (a kind of potion, charm, or drug intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver)

Further reading

• “philtre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).