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Provided by the compucert philter \FIL-tur\, noun:
- A potion or charm supposed to cause the person taking it to fall in love.
- A potion or charm believed to have magic power.
- To enchant or bewitch with or as if with a magic potion or charm.
Philter is derived from Greek philtron, from philein, "to love," from philos, "dear, loving."
- A little less than gr8 (great) but still better than just good said grr-sev-en
A:how are you?
B: gr7 you?
A: Just good
Trivia
What singular distinction does the horse Dancer's Image have in Kentucky Derby history?
- He was the only winner to be disqualified. After finishing one and a half lengths ahead in 1968, a postrace drug test of his urine found the presence of the painkiller phenylbutazone (bute), which was banned at the time at Churchill Downs. Runner-up Forward Pass was declared the winner.
- Pike Place Market: Seattle's top tourist destination and one of the oldest farmers' markets in the US opened for business (1907)
- Double Eagle II: became the first hot-air balloon to complete a transatlantic flight, from Presque Isle, Maine, to Miserey, France (1978)
- harmonic convergence: new age gatherings wrapped up in Stonehenge, Mount Shasta and other places, having prayed and meditated for peace (1987)
- Jiang Zemin (82): former president of China
Robert De Niro (65): Oscar-winner, Godfather II ; Mae West (1893-1980), Maureen O'Hara (88), Sean Penn (48), Donnie Wahlberg (39), Bryton McClure (22) and Brady Corbet (20) - Guillermo Vilas (56): tennis hall-of-famer; other sportsmen born on this date include Jon Gruden (45), Jorge Posada (37) and Antwaan Randle El (29)
- Everette Harp (47): R&B saxophonist
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