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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tisanes
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of tisane

Borrowed into English from French around 1930–35

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Example Sentences

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tisane tisanes

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

After reminding her that Rose Tessier's sickness had increased after taking a tisane that Helene had prepared the President asked if it was not the fact that she alone had looked after Rose.

From She Stands Accused by Victor MacClure

The now-forgotten tisane de Madère and the 'rain-water Madeira,' made for the American markets, a soft, delicate, and straw-coloured beverage, must be the models.

From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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 Alexandre Dumas père

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

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

She piled the Henry II. chair with cushions, and had her rolls of hot flannels and her tisanes in readiness at all hours of the day and night.

From Jack 1877 by Mary Neal Sherwood

In France we had an especially happy day at Tonnerre, a thoroughly charming old town, where the people were employed in gathering the delicious lime-flowers which lined the boulevards, for drying to make tisanes.

From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Augustus J. C. Hare

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