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

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ptisan

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

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)

But all my enquiries for the news of earth outside the hospital, were answered only by an "order" to keep myself tranquil—prevent the discomposure of my pulse, and duly drink my ptisan.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various

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

From Notre-Dame De Paris by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

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

From The Works of Horace by Horace