teacupn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtea-cup.

(a) A cup from which tea is drunk: usually of small or moderate size, with a handle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > tea-cup or saucer

saucer1693

teacup1700

tea-dish1711

tea-saucer1762

tea-china1790

1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 64 Let Mahometan Fools..be damn'd over Tea-Cups and Coffee.

1714 J. Addison Lover No. 10. ⁋4 The fashion of the teacup..has run through a wonderful variety of colour, shape, and size.

1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 235 While broken tea-cups..Ranged o'er the chimney, glistened in a row.

1884 H. P. Spofford in Harper's Mag. Nov. 889/1 In a sort of Oriental divination they always turned their tea-cups,..after the tea-drinking which they loved.

1910 N.E.D. at Tea-cup Mod. The subject has been mentioned ‘over the tea-cups’ i.e. unofficially; speaking of the establishment of a public institution.

(b) With reference to fortune-telling by means of interpreting the arrangement of tea-leaves left in a cup. Cf. tea-leaf n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > fortune-telling > [noun] > instruments used in

tarot1872

teacup1883

tea-leaf1883

wish card1922

1883 C. S. Burne Shropshire Folk-lore xxi. 277 The apparitions which..nurses used to discover in their tea-cups when they had..emptied the last remains of the tea in such a manner as to leave the dregs scattered well over the bottom and sides of the cup.

1921 C. Kent Fortune-telling by Tea-leaves ii. 24 A confused looking tea-cup, without any symbols..is useless for the purpose of divination.

1954 M. Sharp Gipsy in Parlour xii. 127 Cook..had an eye for tall dark strangers, who frequently appeared in her tea-cup.

1976 A. E. Lindop in Winter's Crimes 8 216 She can ‘see’ what's best for us... She'll look into our teacups.

b. As much as a teacup contains, a teacupful.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > cup or mug

cupful?a1400

gobletful?c1425

tass1480

mug1682

teacup1758

mugful1838

scaleful1844

1758 R. Pultney in Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 81 She took something more than a tea-cup of the infusion.

c. a storm in a teacup: a great commotion in a circumscribed circle, or about a matter of small or only local importance: see storm n. Similarly teacup storm, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > overestimation or overrating > storm in a teacup

great (also much) cry and little woolc1460

a storm in a teacup1854

tempest in a tea-pot1854

tea-pot tempest1896

teacup storm1951

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > [noun] > instance of > about a trifling matter

a storm in a teacup1854

tempest in a tea-pot1854

teacup storm1932

1854 W. B. Bernard (title) A storm in a teacup.

1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xix She has raised a storm in a tea-cup by her..unwarranted assault.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Sept. 4/1 M. Renan's visit..to his birthplace in Brittany has raised a storm in the clerical teacup.

1900 G. C. Brodrick Mem. & Impr. 360 Here the storm in the Oxford tea~cup raged as furiously as in the open sea.

1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Sept. 639/1 Those old disputes were no teacup squalls.

1951 Sport 16–22 Mar. 14/3 Earlier this season a slight ‘teacup storm’ occurred in Yorkshire Rugby Union circles.

1981 W. Safire in N.Y. Times Mag. 15 Feb. 11/1 In the midst of this teacup contretemps came a clear message from John Radosta.

d. attributive. teacup-and-saucer comedy, comedy of a mild and ‘proper’ character.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > a comedy > other types of comedy

Old Comedy1529

New Comedy1542

comedy of errors?1595

romantic comedy1748

musical comedy1765

comédie larmoyante1773

sketch1789

serio-comedy1808

vaudeville1827

teacup-and-saucer comedy1842

satyr play1845

Restoration comedy1866

zarzuela1888

situation comedy1893

sex comedy1915

sitcom1956

1842 Ld. Tennyson Talking Oak xvi, in Poems (new ed.) II. 68 Beauties, that were born In teacup-times of hood and hoop, Or while the patch was worn.

1895 Athenæum 8 June 748/2 ‘Tea-cup-and-saucer comedy’..was the invention of Thomas Purnell.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 30 Mar. 2/3 A little too much like..the tea-cup business of Alice in Wonderland.

1902 Daily Chron. 23 Sept. 3/3 Young girls..find a gentle interest in her mild heroics of tea-cup-and-saucer comedy.

Derivatives

(Plural teacupfuls, teacups full.)

ˈteacupful n. as much as a teacup will contain.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > specific liquid or dry units > cup as unit

teacupful1705

cup1857

cupful1896

1705 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 1790 [I] took about a Tea-cupful.

1789 J. Pilkington View Derbyshire I. viii. 355 The dose 2 tea~cups full or more.

1838 Q. Jrnl. Agric. 9 No. 42. 290 A salt~spoonful of salt and a tea-cupful of warm water.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	teacup
释义	teacupn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtea-cup. a. (a) A cup from which tea is drunk: usually of small or moderate size, with a handle. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > tea-cup or saucer saucer1693 teacup1700 tea-dish1711 tea-saucer1762 tea-china1790 1700 W. Congreve Way of World iv. i. 64 Let Mahometan Fools..be damn'd over Tea-Cups and Coffee. 1714 J. Addison Lover No. 10. ⁋4 The fashion of the teacup..has run through a wonderful variety of colour, shape, and size. 1770 O. Goldsmith Deserted Village 235 While broken tea-cups..Ranged o'er the chimney, glistened in a row. 1884 H. P. Spofford in Harper's Mag. Nov. 889/1 In a sort of Oriental divination they always turned their tea-cups,..after the tea-drinking which they loved. 1910 N.E.D. at Tea-cup Mod. The subject has been mentioned ‘over the tea-cups’ i.e. unofficially; speaking of the establishment of a public institution. (b) With reference to fortune-telling by means of interpreting the arrangement of tea-leaves left in a cup. Cf. tea-leaf n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > fortune-telling > [noun] > instruments used in tarot1872 teacup1883 tea-leaf1883 wish card1922 1883 C. S. Burne Shropshire Folk-lore xxi. 277 The apparitions which..nurses used to discover in their tea-cups when they had..emptied the last remains of the tea in such a manner as to leave the dregs scattered well over the bottom and sides of the cup. 1921 C. Kent Fortune-telling by Tea-leaves ii. 24 A confused looking tea-cup, without any symbols..is useless for the purpose of divination. 1954 M. Sharp Gipsy in Parlour xii. 127 Cook..had an eye for tall dark strangers, who frequently appeared in her tea-cup. 1976 A. E. Lindop in Winter's Crimes 8 216 She can ‘see’ what's best for us... She'll look into our teacups. b. As much as a teacup contains, a teacupful. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > cup or mug cupful?a1400 gobletful?c1425 tass1480 mug1682 teacup1758 mugful1838 scaleful1844 1758 R. Pultney in Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 81 She took something more than a tea-cup of the infusion. c. a storm in a teacup: a great commotion in a circumscribed circle, or about a matter of small or only local importance: see storm n. Similarly teacup storm, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] > overestimation or overrating > storm in a teacup great (also much) cry and little woolc1460 a storm in a teacup1854 tempest in a tea-pot1854 tea-pot tempest1896 teacup storm1951 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > commotion, disturbance, or disorder > [noun] > instance of > about a trifling matter a storm in a teacup1854 tempest in a tea-pot1854 teacup storm1932 1854 W. B. Bernard (title) A storm in a teacup. 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xix She has raised a storm in a tea-cup by her..unwarranted assault. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 Sept. 4/1 M. Renan's visit..to his birthplace in Brittany has raised a storm in the clerical teacup. 1900 G. C. Brodrick Mem. & Impr. 360 Here the storm in the Oxford tea~cup raged as furiously as in the open sea. 1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 Sept. 639/1 Those old disputes were no teacup squalls. 1951 Sport 16–22 Mar. 14/3 Earlier this season a slight ‘teacup storm’ occurred in Yorkshire Rugby Union circles. 1981 W. Safire in N.Y. Times Mag. 15 Feb. 11/1 In the midst of this teacup contretemps came a clear message from John Radosta. d. attributive. teacup-and-saucer comedy, comedy of a mild and ‘proper’ character. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > a comedy > other types of comedy Old Comedy1529 New Comedy1542 comedy of errors?1595 romantic comedy1748 musical comedy1765 comédie larmoyante1773 sketch1789 serio-comedy1808 vaudeville1827 teacup-and-saucer comedy1842 satyr play1845 Restoration comedy1866 zarzuela1888 situation comedy1893 sex comedy1915 sitcom1956 1842 Ld. Tennyson Talking Oak xvi, in Poems (new ed.) II. 68 Beauties, that were born In teacup-times of hood and hoop, Or while the patch was worn. 1895 Athenæum 8 June 748/2 ‘Tea-cup-and-saucer comedy’..was the invention of Thomas Purnell. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 30 Mar. 2/3 A little too much like..the tea-cup business of Alice in Wonderland. 1902 Daily Chron. 23 Sept. 3/3 Young girls..find a gentle interest in her mild heroics of tea-cup-and-saucer comedy. Derivatives (Plural teacupfuls, teacups full.) ˈteacupful n. as much as a teacup will contain. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > specific liquid or dry units > cup as unit teacupful1705 cup1857 cupful1896 1705 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 1790 [I] took about a Tea-cupful. 1789 J. Pilkington View Derbyshire I. viii. 355 The dose 2 tea~cups full or more. 1838 Q. Jrnl. Agric. 9 No. 42. 290 A salt~spoonful of salt and a tea-cupful of warm water. 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