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Tisane means A medicinal drink, originally made from barley soaked in water..
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/tɪˈzæn/ · noun
A medicinal drink, originally made from barley soaked in water..
Ptisan. A diluent drink which makes a great figure in the dietetic precepts of the ancients.
Towards the end of the week the girls complained of violent headaches and restless nights; and before Monday it was very obvious that they were all in a high fever. Tuesday Isabella was delirious, and Mademoiselle Virginie sent the maid to Covent Garden to buy some herbs, which, she said, would form a sovereign tisane.
“Neither,” said Poirot, “I shall go to bed and take a tisane. The expected has happened […].”
The sick people would take away also some herbs for their ptisan, some wine and other comforts […].
As soon as he had opened the door he worked his way back to his high-backed Queen Anne armchair, where he picked up his bone-china cup and took a sip of a rarefied tisane.
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Tisane means A medicinal drink, originally made from barley soaked in water..
Common synonyms include herbal tea.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Ptisan. A diluent drink which makes a great figure in the dietetic precepts of the ancients.
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