non-member submission - Re: SC - OED?

[Jenne Heise]

> How did you come by the idea that "tisane" is a post period usage?  In
> fact, it appears to be a variant of the early form of the word. The OED
> cites:

Um, I came by that idea because:

>  Under "Tisane" the OED says only that it's a variant form of "ptisan"
> and gives a definition for a tea that it's been applied to since around
> 1930.

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