tisane /tɪˈzæn/ noun2 •A medicinal drink, originally made from barley soaked in water.Ptisan.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. — 1831 •Any beverage of herbs steeped in hot water, similar to tea but not including true tea leaves; herbal tea.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. — 1993 formstisanes
