ptisan

American  

[tiz-uhn, ti-zan] / ˈtɪz ən, tɪˈzæn /

noun

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

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ptisan British  

/ tɪˈzæn /

noun

1. grape juice drained off without pressure

2. a variant spelling of tisane

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Etymology

Origin of ptisan

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

Example Sentences

Since hearty beef and mutton will not do, Here's julep-dance, ptisan of song and show: Give you strong sense, the liquor is too heady; You're come to farce,—that's asses milk,—already.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Scott, Walter, Sir

"Hold your tongue!" said the king, between two swallows of his ptisan.

From Notre-Dame De Paris by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

In the evening the patient’s case was aggravated; and it was with the utmost difficulty that he was made to swallow a spoonful of ptisan.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

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

From The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day by Scott, Walter, Sir

Do you hesitate? come on; take this ptisan made of rice.

From The Works of Horace by Horace