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ptisan

[ tiz-uhn, ti-zan ]

noun

  1. a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.


ptisan

/ tɪˈzæn /

noun

  1. grape juice drained off without pressure
  2. a variant spelling of tisane
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ptisan1

1350–1400; < Latin ptisana < Greek ptisánē peeled barley, barley water; replacing Middle English tisane < French < Latin, as above
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ptisan1

C14: from Old French tisane, from Latin ptisana, from Greek ptisanē barley groats
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Example Sentences

Ptisan, tiz′an, n. a medicinal drink made from barley with other ingredients.

On his next visit the doctor asked, "What effect has the ptisan produced?"

A large cup of ptisan was presented by the page, which the sick man swallowed with eager and trembling haste.

When the diminutive Abb de Voisenon was ordered by his physician to drink a quart of ptisan per hour, he was horrified.

When the little Abb de Voisenon was ordered by his physician to drink a quart of ptisan per hour he was horrified.

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