intransitive verb.
To take or drink tea.
noun.
The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree (Thea Chinensis or Camellia Chinensis). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other countries.
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A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water.
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Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the dried leaves of plants
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The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.
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the leaves of Catha edulis; also (Bot.), the plant itself. See Kat.
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tea grown in Assam, in India, originally brought there from China about the year 1850.
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a woody climbing plant (Smilax glycyphylla).
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The dried leaves of Stachytarpheta mutabilis, used for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for preparing a beverage.
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See under Labrador.
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an American shrub, the leaves of which were formerly used as a substitute for tea; redroot. See Redroot.
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See under New Zealand.
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See Oswego tea.
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mate. See 1st Mate.
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a board or tray for holding a tea set.
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an hemipterous insect which injures the tea plant by sucking the juice of the tender leaves.
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a small box for holding tea.
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a small, square wooden case, usually lined with sheet lead or tin, in which tea is imported from China.
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a small quahaug.
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a public garden where tea and other refreshments are served.
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any plant, the leaves of which are used in making a beverage by infusion; specifically, Thea Chinensis, from which the tea of commerce is obtained.
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a delicate and graceful variety of the rose (Rosa Indica, var. odorata), introduced from China, and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now cultivated.
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the appurtenances or utensils required for a tea table, -- when of silver, usually comprising only the teapot, milk pitcher, and sugar dish.
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a tea service.
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a table on which tea furniture is set, or at which tea is drunk.