tea ball

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noun

a small ball of perforated metal or other material in which tea leaves are placed to be immersed in hot water to make tea.

Origin of tea ball

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby tea ball

te, tea, Tea Act, tea bag, teabagger, tea ball, tea basket, teaberry, tea biscuit, teabread, tea break

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Example sentences from the Web for tea ball

A steaming pot of hot water was presently brought in and placed beside my plate, and the tea-ball was brought to me.
At the Age of Eve|Kate Trimble Sharber
Allan watched her amusedly for awhile—she was as intent as a good child over her tea-ball and her lemon and her little cakes.
The Rose Garden Husband|Margaret Widdemer
The dimples deepened playfully in her cheeks as she passed the tea-ball across the table.
The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation|Annie Fellows Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for tea ball

tea ball

noun

mainly US a perforated metal ball filled with tea leaves and put in boiling water to make tea

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单词	tea ball
释义	tea ball SEE SYNONYMS FOR tea ball ON THESAURUS.COM noun a small ball of perforated metal or other material in which tea leaves are placed to be immersed in hot water to make tea. Origin of tea ball First recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby tea ball te, tea, Tea Act, tea bag, teabagger, tea ball, tea basket, teaberry, tea biscuit, teabread, tea break Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tea ball A steaming pot of hot water was presently brought in and placed beside my plate, and the tea-ball was brought to me. At the Age of Eve\|Kate Trimble Sharber Allan watched her amusedly for awhile—she was as intent as a good child over her tea-ball and her lemon and her little cakes. The Rose Garden Husband\|Margaret Widdemer The dimples deepened playfully in her cheeks as she passed the tea-ball across the table. The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation\|Annie Fellows Johnston British Dictionary definitions for tea ball tea ball noun mainly US a perforated metal ball filled with tea leaves and put in boiling water to make tea Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tea ball infuser, steeper, tea maker
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tea ball

noun

Origin of tea ball

Words nearby tea ball

Example sentences from the Web for tea ball

British Dictionary definitions for tea ball

noun

Words related to tea ball