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noun a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
a teacupful.
Idioms for teacuptempest in a teacup / teapot , a disturbance or uproar about little or nothing: The fight over who should become the next assistant treasurer of the organization is just a tempest in a teacup. Also storm in a teacup.
Origin of teacup First recorded in 1690–1700; tea + cup
Words nearby teacup teaching machine, teaching practice, tea cloth, tea cosy, tea cozy, teacup , teacupful, tea dance, tea family, tea garden, tea gown
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She dried the teacup with a worn mildewed hand towel, also embroidered with Lily of the Valley.
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Goldblum, himself looking prim with a porcelain saucer and teacup in hand, says he found this “wildly touching.”
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Put on the stove a teacup milk with a piece of butter in it the size of a walnut.
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Dorothy was interested in him, and continued to talk with him, leaving Cornish standing at a little distance, teacup in hand.
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It appeared that the grim old Chelsea hermit had once, when a child, saved in a teacup three bright halfpence.
The Idler Magazine, Vol III. May 1893 | Various
Miss Stuart stared curiously at her over the edge of her teacup .
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Add to a teacup of wine a teacup of boiling water, and pour over it.
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British Dictionary definitions for teacup noun a cup out of which tea may be drunk, larger than a coffee cup
Also called: teacupful the amount a teacup will hold, about four fluid ounces
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