English Dictionary: Ptisan | by the DICT Development Group |
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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. |