PTISAN

Etymology

Noun

ptisan (plural ptisans)

Alternative spelling of tisane

Anagrams

• Atnips, Paints, inpats, nips at, paints, patins, pintas, tap ins, tap-ins, taps in

Source: Wiktionary


Ptis"an, n. Etym: [L. ptisana peeled barley, barley water, Gr. ptisane, tisane.]

1. A decoction of barley with other ingredients; a farinaceous drink.

2. (Med.)

Definition: An aqueous medicine, containing little, if any, medicinal agent; a tea or tisane.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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