philter
[FIL-ter]
-noun
Definition: A magic potion for any purpose.
-noun
Definition: A potion, charm, or drug supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love, usually with some specific person.
Quotes:
1. Tell me now, fairy as you are - can't you give me a charm, or a philter, or something of that sort, to make me a handsome man ? " — Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bront
2. Mariamne had told him it was a love philter and promised a large reward if he would get me to drink it without my knowledge. — The Four Wise Men , Michel Tournier, Ralph Manheim
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