tea-leafn.

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

1. The leaf of the tea-plant; esp. in plural the leaves after being infused to make the beverage. Also with reference to fortune-telling. Cf. teacup n. a(b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [noun] > tea-leaves

tea1655

tea-leaf1756

out-turn1878

matcha1881

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

tarot1872

teacup1883

tea-leaf1883

wish card1922

1756 J. Hanway Ess. Tea vi, in Jrnl. Eight Days Journey 237 You have also heard that your maids dry your tea-leaves, and sell them.

1798 Monthly Mag. July 30/1 Texeira, a Spaniard who visited the East Indies about the year 1600, saw the dried tea-leaves first in Malacca.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 133/1 An extensive trade..is carried on in tea-leaves,..after their having been subjected, in the usual way, to decoction.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 133/2 The tea-leaves are often reserved..to be thrown on the carpets when swept, as a means of allaying the dust.

c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 351/2 The tea-leaves have..to be infused with boiling-water.

1883 C. S. Burne Shropshire Folk-lore xxi. 277 A stalk or long tea-leaf floating in the tea was called a ‘chap’..was at once taken out and laid on the back of one hand, which was then struck sharply with the palm of the other, in order to see whether the ‘chap’ would come to the back door or the front.

1931 E. Sackville-West Simpson i. 66 Tea-leaves, thought Amy, tell fortunes.

1941 T. S. Eliot Dry Salvages v. 14 Release omens By sortilege, or tea leaves, riddle the inevitable With playing cards.

1981 Times 21 Jan. 11/4 They..read marriage prospects in the tea leaves.

2. Rhyming slang for ‘thief’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun]

thief688

bribera1387

stealer1508

taker?a1513

goodfellow1566

snatcher1575

lift1591

liftera1592

larcin1596

Tartar1602

lime-twig1606

outparter1607

Tartarian1608

flick1610

puggard1611

gilt1620

nim1630

highwayman1652

cloyer1659

out-trader1660

Robin Goodfellow1680

birdlime1705

gyp1728

filch1775

kiddy1780

snaveller1781

larcenist1803

pincher1814

geach1821

wharf-rat1823

toucher1837

larcener1839

snammer1839

drummer1856

gun1857

forker1867

gunsmith1869

nabber1880

thiever1899

tea-leaf1903

gun moll1908

nicker1909

knocker-off1926

possum1945

scuffler1961

rip-off1969

1903 C. Booth Life & Labour London XVII. ii. 139 ‘Tea-leaf’ is for some inexplicable reason the name used by the police for pick~pockets.

1930 A. Bennett Imperial Palace v. 20 The badinage..was more picturesque... ‘You dirty old tea-leaf.’

1963 ‘J. Prescot’ Case for Hearing ii. 36 Proper tea-leaves they looked, the pair of 'em.

1977 D. Clark Gimmel Flask iv. 63 A tea-leaf wouldn't find the key on your person if he broke in.

Derivatives

ˈtea-leafing n. thieving.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun]

theft688

stalec950

stealc1200

stoutha1300

stealing13..

stealtha1325

lifting1362

briberya1387

stoutheriec1440

larcenya1475

larcerya1500

conveyancea1529

thieving1530

bribing1533

larcinc1535

embezzling1540

embezzlement1548

thiefdom?1549

theftdom1566

bribering1567

milling1567

thievery1568

larcinry1634

panyarring1703

abduction1766

smugging1825

pickup1846

lurking1851

make1860

tea-leafing1899

snitching1933

lapping1950

1899 C. Rook Hooligan Nights ii. 23 He could do more than his share at tea-leafing, which denotes the picking up of unconsidered trifles.

tea-leaved adj.

/ˈtiːliːvd/ having leaves like those of the tea-plant: specifically applied to a species of willow (Salix phylicifolia).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [adjective]

withenc1230

osiered?1523

osier1577

mouse-eareda1642

willowish1653

round-eared1704

willowed1745

willowy1766

tea-leaved1806

sallowy1840

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > tea-plant > [adjective] > resembling the tea-plant

tea-leaved1806

theiform1835

1806 J. Galpine Synoptical Compend Brit. Bot. §409.

1861 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. V. 106.

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

单词	tea-leaf
释义	tea-leafn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtea-leaf. 1. The leaf of the tea-plant; esp. in plural the leaves after being infused to make the beverage. Also with reference to fortune-telling. Cf. teacup n. a(b). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [noun] > tea-leaves tea1655 tea-leaf1756 out-turn1878 matcha1881 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > fortune-telling > [noun] > instruments used in tarot1872 teacup1883 tea-leaf1883 wish card1922 1756 J. Hanway Ess. Tea vi, in Jrnl. Eight Days Journey 237 You have also heard that your maids dry your tea-leaves, and sell them. 1798 Monthly Mag. July 30/1 Texeira, a Spaniard who visited the East Indies about the year 1600, saw the dried tea-leaves first in Malacca. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 133/1 An extensive trade..is carried on in tea-leaves,..after their having been subjected, in the usual way, to decoction. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 133/2 The tea-leaves are often reserved..to be thrown on the carpets when swept, as a means of allaying the dust. c1865 J. Wylde Circle of Sci. I. 351/2 The tea-leaves have..to be infused with boiling-water. 1883 C. S. Burne Shropshire Folk-lore xxi. 277 A stalk or long tea-leaf floating in the tea was called a ‘chap’..was at once taken out and laid on the back of one hand, which was then struck sharply with the palm of the other, in order to see whether the ‘chap’ would come to the back door or the front. 1931 E. Sackville-West Simpson i. 66 Tea-leaves, thought Amy, tell fortunes. 1941 T. S. Eliot Dry Salvages v. 14 Release omens By sortilege, or tea leaves, riddle the inevitable With playing cards. 1981 Times 21 Jan. 11/4 They..read marriage prospects in the tea leaves. 2. Rhyming slang for ‘thief’. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] thief688 bribera1387 stealer1508 taker?a1513 goodfellow1566 snatcher1575 lift1591 liftera1592 larcin1596 Tartar1602 lime-twig1606 outparter1607 Tartarian1608 flick1610 puggard1611 gilt1620 nim1630 highwayman1652 cloyer1659 out-trader1660 Robin Goodfellow1680 birdlime1705 gyp1728 filch1775 kiddy1780 snaveller1781 larcenist1803 pincher1814 geach1821 wharf-rat1823 toucher1837 larcener1839 snammer1839 drummer1856 gun1857 forker1867 gunsmith1869 nabber1880 thiever1899 tea-leaf1903 gun moll1908 nicker1909 knocker-off1926 possum1945 scuffler1961 rip-off1969 1903 C. Booth Life & Labour London XVII. ii. 139 ‘Tea-leaf’ is for some inexplicable reason the name used by the police for pick~pockets. 1930 A. Bennett Imperial Palace v. 20 The badinage..was more picturesque... ‘You dirty old tea-leaf.’ 1963 ‘J. Prescot’ Case for Hearing ii. 36 Proper tea-leaves they looked, the pair of 'em. 1977 D. Clark Gimmel Flask iv. 63 A tea-leaf wouldn't find the key on your person if he broke in. Derivatives ˈtea-leafing n. thieving. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] theft688 stalec950 stealc1200 stoutha1300 stealing13.. stealtha1325 lifting1362 briberya1387 stoutheriec1440 larcenya1475 larcerya1500 conveyancea1529 thieving1530 bribing1533 larcinc1535 embezzling1540 embezzlement1548 thiefdom?1549 theftdom1566 bribering1567 milling1567 thievery1568 larcinry1634 panyarring1703 abduction1766 smugging1825 pickup1846 lurking1851 make1860 tea-leafing1899 snitching1933 lapping1950 1899 C. Rook Hooligan Nights ii. 23 He could do more than his share at tea-leafing, which denotes the picking up of unconsidered trifles. tea-leaved adj. /ˈtiːliːvd/ having leaves like those of the tea-plant: specifically applied to a species of willow (Salix phylicifolia). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > willow and allies > [adjective] withenc1230 osiered?1523 osier1577 mouse-eareda1642 willowish1653 round-eared1704 willowed1745 willowy1766 tea-leaved1806 sallowy1840 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > tea-plant > [adjective] > resembling the tea-plant tea-leaved1806 theiform1835 1806 J. Galpine Synoptical Compend Brit. Bot. §409. 1861 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. V. 106. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1756
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