tisane

American  

[ti-zan, -zahn, tee-zan] / tɪˈzæn, -ˈzɑn, tiˈzan /

noun

tisanes plural

1. (italics) aromatic or herb-flavored tea.

2. Obsolete. a ptisan.

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tisane British  

/ tɪˈzæn /

noun

1. an infusion of dried or fresh leaves or flowers, as camomile

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Etymology

Origin of tisane

Borrowed into English from French around 1930–35

Example Sentences

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

And he offered him a cup of tisane, with the most friendly cordiality; Fouquet took it, and thanked him by a bland smile.

From The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" by Dumas père, Alexandre

It sounds rhetorical to say so, but it was not quelled in peasoup or tisane.

From The Insurrection in Dublin by Stephens, James

With hasty, trembling hands she began to rearrange the tisane and medicines for the night on the little table at my bed-side.

From The Grey Woman and other Tales by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn