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Philtre

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Lat. philtrum, from Gr. ciXrpov, 4xXELV, to love), a drug or other medicinal drink supposed to have the magical property of exciting love.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Philtre'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/philtre.html. 1910.
 
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