"philtre" meaning in All languages combined

See philtre on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: philtres [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} philtre (plural philtres)
  1. Alternative spelling of philter (“kind of potion”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: philter (extra: kind of potion)
    Sense id: en-philtre-en-noun-7lEXpWJh

Verb [English]

Forms: philtres [present, singular, third-person], philtring [participle, present], philtred [participle, past], philtred [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} philtre (third-person singular simple present philtres, present participle philtring, simple past and past participle philtred)
  1. Alternative spelling of philter. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: philter
    Sense id: en-philtre-en-verb-sewHeVly Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75

Noun [French]

IPA: /filtʁ/ Forms: philtres [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin philtrum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron). Unrelated to filtre. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|philtrum}} Borrowed from Latin philtrum, {{der|fr|grc|φίλτρον}} Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} philtre m (plural philtres)
  1. philter (a kind of potion, charm, or drug intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-philtre-fr-noun-6tHL-HrN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Fantasy, Occult

Inflected forms

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