philtre

philtre
subs.
P. and V. φίλτρον, τό, V. στέργημα, τό ; see potion.

filter
v. trans.
Strain: P. διηθεῖν.
V. intrans. P. ἠθεῖσθαι.
Cleanse: P. and V. κᾰθαίρειν.
Filter through (of rumour): V. ὀχετεύεσθαι (Aesch. Ag. 867).

FILTER

s. colum.

FILTER FILTRATE

colare: percolare (general technical terms): liquare (in order to make clear).

philtre: ămātōrium (medicamentum, poculum); philtrum (rare, and best only in pl.): v. LOVE-POTION.

filter, filtrate:

I. Trans.: to pass through a filter:

1. cōlo, 1: the earth f.ing the water, terra (aquam) colante, Plin. 31, 3, 23: Col.: v. TO STRAIN. Also comp. percōlo, to f. through, Plin.: Cato.

2. lĭquo, 1 (to clear): f.'d water, liquatae aquae, Plin. 31, 3, 22: Hor. (who uses it of straining wine when decanted, Od. 1, 11, 6).

3. sacco, 1 (artificially; by a bag): f.'d water, saccata aqua, Sen. Ep. 86, 10: Plin.

4. castro, 1 (of wine only; as it loses strength by the process): to f. wines, vina sacco c., Plin. 18, 7, 17.

II. Intrans.: to be strained through, percōlor, 1: v. TO PERCOLATE.

filter (subs.):

1. līquātōrium (a wine-strainer): Coel. Aur.

2. saccus (a kind of bag): v. preced. art. (3, 4): Plin. See also STRAINER.