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单词 indian tea
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Indian tean.

Brit. /ˌɪndɪən ˈtiː/, U.S. /ˌɪndiən ˈˌti/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., tea n.1
Etymology: < Indian adj. + tea n.1 With sense 1 compare Indian adj. 2; with sense 2, compare Indian adj. 1.
1. North American. Any several North American shrubs whose leaves can be used to make a drink resembling tea; esp. yaupon ( Ilex vomitoria) or Labrador tea (genus Ledum).
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the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [noun] > tea substitutes
Indian tea1709
Appalachian tea1728
Arabian tea1728
Carolina tea1728
golden rod tea1728
Paraguay1728
South Sea tea1728
sweet tea1728
Oswego tea1752
false tea1760
New Jersey tea1760
Labrador tea1767
mountain tea1785
manuka1832
Abyssinian tea1866
Brazil tea1866
Hudson's Bay tea1948
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > tea-plant > [noun] > types of
herb of Paraguay1672
Indian tea1709
Algerian tea1728
Appalachian tea1728
Arabian tea1728
Canary tea1728
golden rod tea1728
Malay tea1728
Paraguay1728
South Sea tea1728
monarda1752
Oswego tea1752
Paraguay tea1760
Labrador tea1767
maté1768
marsh rosemary1777
blue mountain tea1785
alstonia1806
Ceylon tea1814
Canada tea1817
yerba-maté1818
honey bush1840
Wild Bergamot1843
Hottentot tea1850
kaffir tea1850
khat1858
Brazil tea1866
Mexican tea1866
St. Helena tea1875
rooibos1915
redbush1946
Hudson's Bay tea1948
bergamot1958
1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 91 This plant [sc. Yaupon] is the Indian Tea, us'd and approv'd by all the Savages on the Coast of Carolina.
1771 G. Cartwright Jrnl. 6 Mar. (1792) I. 100 As I judged, that Indian tea was of the same nature with the herbs which are recommended by that author [sc. Dr. Brookes], I had some gathered from under the snow in the woods, and gave her a pint of the strong infusion of that plant sweetened with sugar.
1794 A. Thomas Newfoundland Jrnl. (1968) iv. 71 I breakfasted with Mrs Harty on Indian Tea, the growth of Newfoundland.
1850 G. Warburton Conquest of Canada (ed. 2) v. 144 An herb called Indian tea produces a pleasant and wholesome draught, with a rich aromatic flavor.
1925 A. Heming Living Forest 131 The old woodsman infused some of the Indian tea he had gathered.
1938 Beaver June 23/1 Light springing feet of youths and maidens would make little impression on the tough bushes of Indian Tea.
1986 B. Fussell I hear Amer. Cooking i. Introd. 7 ‘We are seed people..,’ Tony explained over..a glass of Indian tea made from the yellow-blossomed cota , which weavers use as a dye.
2. Tea grown in India or Sri Lanka, esp. black tea from Assam or the Darjeeling district.In early use also with reference to tea grown in China: see note at Indian adj. 1a.
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the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [noun] > types of dry tea > Indian tea
Indian tea1710
Indian1748
Assam tea1834
Assam1874
Darjeeling1882
1710 W. Salmon Family Dict. (ed. 4) 502/1 I commend Our English Sloe Leaves in the place of the Indian Tea.
1718 R. Bradley New Improvem. Planting & Gardening: Pt. 3 (ed. 2) iv. 51 The leaves of the Berberry, when they are young and tender, may be dry'd to imitate the Indian-Tea, which they call Bohea.
1840 Times 26 Feb. 4/2 With regard to Indian tea, he believed the quantity of Assam tea imported hither to into this country was the merest trifle.
1884 E. Money Tea Controversy (ed. 2) 10 A pound of Indian Tea of any grade will give considerably more infusions of a like strength than a similar pound of Chinese.
c1938 Fortnum & Mason Price List 6 State whether China or Indian Tea is preferred.
1960 Good Housek. Cookery Bk. 451/2 Household teas,..are usually full-flavoured blended Indian teas.
2001 B. A. Weinberg & B. K. Bealer World of Caffeine (2002) xiv. 247 Virtually all Japanese tea is green, almost all Indian tea is black, while China produces green, black, and oolong tea.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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