"philtre" meaning in French

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Noun

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 Categories (topical): Fantasy, Occult
    Sense id: en-philtre-fr-noun-6tHL-HrN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin philtrum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron). Unrelated to filtre.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "philtres",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Fantasy",
          "orig": "fr:Fantasy",
          "parents": [
            "Fiction",
            "Speculative fiction",
            "Artistic works",
            "Genres",
            "Art",
            "Entertainment",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Occult",
          "orig": "fr:Occult",
          "parents": [
            "Forteana",
            "Supernatural",
            "Pseudoscience",
            "Folklore",
            "Sciences",
            "Culture",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "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?",
          "ref": "1857, Charles Baudelaire, “L'Irréparable”, in John Collings Squire, transl., Les Fleurs du mal:",
          "text": "Dans quel philtre, dans quel vin, dans quelle tisane, / Noierons-nous ce vieil ennemi, / Destructeur et gourmand comme la courtisane, / Patient comme la fourmi?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "philter (a kind of potion, charm, or drug intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver)"
      ],
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          "philter"
        ]
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        "masculine"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/filtʁ/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "filtre"
    }
  ],
  "word": "philtre"
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "French terms borrowed from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with homophones",
        "French terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
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        "fr:Occult"
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          "english": "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?",
          "ref": "1857, Charles Baudelaire, “L'Irréparable”, in John Collings Squire, transl., Les Fleurs du mal:",
          "text": "Dans quel philtre, dans quel vin, dans quelle tisane, / Noierons-nous ce vieil ennemi, / Destructeur et gourmand comme la courtisane, / Patient comme la fourmi?",
          "type": "quote"
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    {
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    {
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