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Definition of Philtra
1. philtrum [n] - See also: philtrum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Philtra
Literary usage of Philtra
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Author's Digest: The World's Great Stories in Brief by Rossiter Johnson (1908)
"Then the rich philtra, who had been betrothed to ... The chest contained a treasure
which was claimed by philtra, but adjudged to Lucy, ..."
2. The Reader's Handbook of Allusions, References, Plots and Stories by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1889)
"Amidas and philtra claimed the chest as their right, and the dispute was submitted
to sir Ar'tegal. ..."
3. Orlando innamorato di Bojardo: Orlando Furioso Di Ariosto by Matteo Maria Boiardo, Lodovico Ariosto (1830)
"St. 33 and 34.—Stimulating potions were evidently the originals from which philtres
were drawn. They were known to the ancients. Thessala vendit philtra ..."
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