单词 | love powder |
释义 | > as lemmaslove powder love powder n. (a) a powder administered as a love philtre; †(b) figurative the explosive charge of love (obsolete rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > potion or drug used to promote love love-drinkc1330 love-cup1561 philtre?a1563 loving cup1584 love potiona1586 love powder1592 love-juice1593 philtrum1609 love charma1627 amatory1635 love draught1647 love philtre1665 love dose1709 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > potion or drug to promote love love-drinkc1330 love-cup1561 philtre?a1563 love potiona1586 love powder1592 love-juice1593 philtrum1609 love draught1647 love philtre1665 love dose1709 1592 R. Greene Blacke Bookes Messenger sig. C4v He will perswade you hee hath twentie receiptes of Loue powders. 1623 J. Webster Dutchesse of Malfy v. ii. sig. L4 Confesse to me Which of my women 'twas you hyr'd, to put Loue-powder into my drinke? 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 39 When he's with Love-powder laden, And Prim'd, and Cock'd by Miss, or Madam. 1742 J. Yarrow Love at First Sight 14 There are Things call'd Charms, Bribes, and Love-Powder. 1840 F. M. Trollope Michael Armstrong xii. 125 I don't know what love-powder you have been scattering amongst us, but there is not a single individual of the family who does not positively dote upon you. 1941 Louisiana: Guide to State (Federal Writers' Project) 99 To make a love powder, catch live humming birds, gut them without first killing them, dry the heart and powder it. 2004 L. Erdrich Four Souls (2005) ix. 110 Love powders sometimes double back and land upon their maker, which is why an expert is always required in their use. < as lemmas |
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