demi-tassen.

Brit.

/ˈdɛmɪtas/,

/ˈdɛmɪtɑːs/, U.S.

/ˈdɛmiˌtɑs/

Etymology: French, lit. ‘half-cup’.

Chiefly U.S.

A small coffee-cup; its contents. Also attributive and as adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > coffee-cup

fingan1609

coffee-dish1684

coffee-cup1782

demi-tasse1842

1842 Galignani's Paris Guide 17 To the latter [sc. the cafés] it is customary to retire immediately after dinner, to take a demi-tasse of coffee.

1870 J. Murray Handbk. Paris (ed. 4) ii. 31 In the afternoon, when coffee is ordered, the waiter pours you out a small cup (demitasse).

a1896 G. Du Maurier Martian (1897) 49 Drinking our demi-tasse.

1906 ‘O. Henry’ Four Million (1916) 94 A roasted mallard duck..with a bottle of Chablis,..a demi-tasse and a cigar.

1961 M. Beadle These Ruins are Inhabited (1963) v. 71 Coffee..is served demitasse.

1966 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 13/3 Add 2 gallons of hot, strong coffee and serve into demi-tasse cups.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	demi-tasse
释义	demi-tassen. Brit. /ˈdɛmɪtas/, /ˈdɛmɪtɑːs/, U.S. /ˈdɛmiˌtɑs/ Etymology: French, lit. ‘half-cup’. Chiefly U.S. A small coffee-cup; its contents. Also attributive and as adv. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > coffee-cup fingan1609 coffee-dish1684 coffee-cup1782 demi-tasse1842 1842 Galignani's Paris Guide 17 To the latter [sc. the cafés] it is customary to retire immediately after dinner, to take a demi-tasse of coffee. 1870 J. Murray Handbk. Paris (ed. 4) ii. 31 In the afternoon, when coffee is ordered, the waiter pours you out a small cup (demitasse). a1896 G. Du Maurier Martian (1897) 49 Drinking our demi-tasse. 1906 ‘O. Henry’ Four Million (1916) 94 A roasted mallard duck..with a bottle of Chablis,..a demi-tasse and a cigar. 1961 M. Beadle These Ruins are Inhabited (1963) v. 71 Coffee..is served demitasse. 1966 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 13/3 Add 2 gallons of hot, strong coffee and serve into demi-tasse cups. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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