2. (Med.) An aqueous medicine, containing little, if any, medicinal agent; a tea or tisane. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
ptisan — [tiz′ən, ti zan′] n. [ME tysane < MFr tisane < VL tisana, for L ptisana, barley groats, drink made from barley groats < Gr ptisanē, peeled barley < ptissein, to peel < IE base * pis , to crush > L pinsere, to beat, crush] 1. a… … English World dictionary
ptisan — /tiz euhn, ti zan /, n. a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality. [1350 1400; < L ptisana < Gk ptisáne peeled barley, barley water; r. ME tisane < F < L, as above] * * * … Universalium
ptisan — pti·san … English syllables
ptisan — /təˈsan/ (say tuh sahn) noun a nourishing decoction, often having a slight medicinal quality, originally one made from barley. {Latin ptisana, from Greek ptisanē peeled barley, barley water; replacing Middle English tisane, from French} …
ptisan — n. kind of barley water; tisane … Dictionary of difficult words
ptisan — n. a nourishing drink, esp. barley water. Etymology: ME & OF tizanne etc. f. L ptisana f. Gk ptisane peeled barley … Useful english dictionary
tisane — noun /tɪˈzæn/ Any infusion or drink, especially medicinal or curative, made by steeping in hot water; a herbal tea Ptisan. A diluent drink which makes a great figure in the dietetic precepts of the ancients. Ptisan strictly signifies an extract,… … Wiktionary
Cynoglossum officinale — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
tisane — /təˈsan/ (say tuh sahn), / ˈzan/ (say zahn) noun 1. a herbal tea. 2. Obsolete → ptisan. {French: barley water. See ptisan} …
tisane — [ti zan′; ] Fr [ tē zȧn′] n. [ME < MFr: see PTISAN] var. of PTISAN … English World dictionary
