| 单词 | tea-cosy |
| 释义 | > as lemmastea-cosy 2. A quilted covering placed over a teapot to retain the heat; more fully, tea-cosy. A similar covering to keep an egg warm, an egg-cosy. [Known to me about 1848. F. Hall.] ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > serving tea or coffee > [noun] > equipment for serving tea tea-stand1697 tea-equipage1709 hand board1721 tea-things1747 tea-board1748 tea-ware1766 tea-tray1773 tea-set1786 tea-ladle1808 tea-service1809 tea-wagon1840 tea-ship1854 cabaret1856 tea-cosy1863 Norwegian kitchen1868 tête-à-tête set1870 tea-stall1889 tea basket1891 tea-pot stand1895 tea cart1934 tea-trolley1937 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > household linen > table linen > [noun] > others table napkin1564 tea-cosy1863 tray-cloth1889 egg-cosy1894 shower1931 1863 J. Tyndall Heat (1870) ix. §342. 274 It is not unusual to preserve the heat of teapots by a woollen covering, but the ‘cosy’ must fit loosely. 1886 Daily News 28 Dec. 7/4 (advt.) Cushions, Tea Coseys, Antimacassars, etc. tea-cosy tea-cosy n. (a) a covering for a teapot to keep it hot (see cosy n. 2); (b) in full tea-cosy hat, a round knitted woollen hat resembling a tea-cosy. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > made of specific material > woollen > types of caudebeck1656 vigone1656 cowbeck1670 tea-cosy1871 dut1939 pakul1982 1871 ‘M. Legrand’ Cambr. Freshman 18 The elaborate worsted-work teapot cover—technically termed, I believe, a tea-cosey. 1886 Daily News 28 Dec. 7/4 (advt.) Cushions, Tea Coseys, Antimacassars, etc. 1966 Observer 20 Mar. 11/1 Our driver carefully changed his bowler for the modish Cossack tea-cosy, ensembled with string gloves. 1975 M. Russell Murder by Mile x. 101 A scarlet tea-cosy hat perched on top of her hair. < as lemmas |
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