philtre

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

Details

Syllables

phil-tre

Phonetics

filtʁ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

27824

Freq. (movies)

19885

Freq. (news)

52274

Sentences

Dans quel philtre, dans quel vin, dans quelle tisane, / Noierons-nous ce vieil ennemi, / Destructeur et gourmand comme la courtisane, / Patient comme la fourmi?

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?