tisane
Americannoun
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tisanes
plural
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(italics) aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
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Obsolete. a ptisan.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of tisane
Borrowed into English from French around 1930–35
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The only possibly safe abortion method attempted back then, the homebrewed tisane, was not effective.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2022
“You are sounding like an old frog. I want to get some tisane of chamomile for your throat.”
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
What we were speaking of will be a much better cure than tisane.
From The Tapestry Room A Child's Romance by Walter Crane
At last the tisane of champagne—syrupy paradise to my uncultivated palate—was handed round and the toasts were drunk.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by William John Locke
"May be she was going to make a little tisane, eh?" said the Creole, forcing down a smile.
From The Grandissimes by George Washington Cable
Other common evening beverages include herbal tisanes or teas, hot chocolate, or warm milk.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2024
Teas and tisanes: From the bergamot perfume of Earl Grey to the savory brown rice notes in Japanese genmaicha to hibiscus and chai, these blends hit a huge range of flavors.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2019
It would be a good thing for him if he felt heat or cold; but we must have a fire in any case to make tisanes and heat the other things.
From Father Goriot by Ellen Marriage
The two women could not bear to think of him lying sick in a room no better than a dog-kennel, without broths and tisanes, lonely and sorrowful.
From Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) by John Morley
They kept giving her tisanes and going to check on her every hour.
From L'Assommoir by Émile Zola
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