tea

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I didn't think of it until tea-time, and then--well, the tea was there I once read a story where a man laughed a low, mirthless laugh.

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  1. noun An eastern Asian evergreen shrub or small tree (Camellia sinensis) having fragrant, nodding, cup-shaped white flowers and glossy leaves.
  2. noun The young, dried leaves of this plant, prepared by various processes and used to make a hot beverage.
  3. noun An aromatic, slightly bitter beverage made by steeping tea leaves in boiling water.
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  • They have women members, so the tea was a good one. —  ADDERS ON THE HEATH
  • She puts on what she calls a tea-gown, and a white China crepe shawl instead of the grey one, and Beecher does her hair with little curls at the side. —  The Chinese Shawl - Patricia Wentworth - Miss Silver 05
  • How can I go to her and tell her, “Your tea is here, and Miss Cara is dead”? —  The Benevent Treasure - Patricia Wentworth - Miss Silver 26: 1953
  • Connie Donsbach, a third-grade teacher and proud mom of fourth-grade author Lindsi Donsbach, said the tea is a delightful opportunity for the students to develop their skills. —  The Gazette-Enterprise: News
  • Authentic Green Tea tea is all natural, gluten free, and does contain caffeine. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
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  1. Probably Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Chinese (Amoy) te (equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) chá).

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  1. First used in English about the middle of the 17th century, in two forms: (a) tea, thea, tay, tey, tee (at first pronounced tā, riming with obey (Pope, 1711), pay (Gay, 1720), in accordance with the spelling, later tē, 1745, etc.); = French thé = Spanish te, formerly tea = Italian tè = D. G. thee = Swedish Danish te = New Greek τέι (New Latin thea), prob., through Malay te, teh, from Chinese (Fuhkien dial.) te (pron. tā); (b) cha, tcha, chaa, chia, cia = Portuguese cha = Spanish (especially American Spanish) cha = Italian cià = New Greek τσάι = Russian chaǐ = Turkish chay = Arabic tshāi, shāi = Persian Hindustani chā = Japanese cha, from Chinese ch'a, ts'a, tea.
  2. from tea, n.
 

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