tisane
Americannoun
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tisanes
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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
Then she set on the table glasses and a bottle of tisane they had bought on the way home.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by William John Locke
After drinking a tisane prepared by Helene he had a relapse, followed by repeated and fierce vomiting that destroyed him in five days.
From She Stands Accused by Victor MacClure
Take a little tisane for the cooling of the blood, and leave all other matters to these new friends of ours.
From The Firebrand by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
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
Of course, Sylves' was not well, he needed some of maman's tisanes.
From The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson
I thought it weak, and said so; the strong gust of outside life, which the news had brought into my chamber, had roused my appetite, and given me a distaste for tisanes and slops.
From The Red Cockade by Stanley John Weyman
Behold, then, your invalid, surrounded by these celebrated artists, reclining on a chaise-longue, a table with tisanes and remedies near by, and the four painters painting.
From In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters by L. de (Lillie de) Hegermann-Lindencrone
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