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Definition of Philtering
1. philter [v] - See also: philter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Philtering
Literary usage of Philtering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling: Illustrated by Numerous Incantations by Charles Godfrey Leland (1891)
"HIS work contains a collection of the customs, usages, and ceremonies current
among gypsies, as regards fortune-telling, witch- doctoring, love - philtering ..."
2. The Antiquary (1891)
"... contains a collection of the customs, usages, and ceremonies current among
gypsies, as regards fortune-telling, witch- doctoring, love-philtering, ..."
3. The Book Buyer by Charles Scribner's Sons (1890)
"... regards fortune-telling, witch-doctoring, love-philtering, and other forms of
sorcery, much of the information being based on his personal experiences. ..."
4. Transactions of the Fifteenth International Congress on Hygiene and (1913)
"... for six hours in a bagno-marie at 55° C.; by philtering the liquid and by
treating it, at last, with twenty times its volume of absolute alcohol. ..."
5. Chapters on Human Love by Walter Matthew Gallichan (1898)
"... drinking a " night- cap " together are very probably survivals of philtering.
Scents often strangely evoke the passion of love and other emotions. ..."
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