ptisan
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ptisan medicinal decoction, orig. barley-water. XIV. Earlier
tizanne,
tysan, later
ptisane (XVI) — (O)F.
tisane, later †
ptisane — medL.
tisana, L.
ptisana — Gr.
ptisánē peeled barley, barley-water.
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