Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ptisan"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ptisan \Ptis"an\, n. [L. ptisana peeled barley, barley water,
Gr. ?, from ? to peel, husk; cf. F. ptisane, tisane.]
1. A decoction of barley with other ingredients; a
farinaceous drink.
2. (Med.) An aqueous medicine, containing little, if any,
medicinal agent; a tea or tisane.
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