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Meaning of tea caddy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A box, jar, pot, or tin used to store tea leaves.

Equivalents

Cymraeg tun te
Deutsch Teedose
Suomi teepurkki
Français boîte à thé
Gaeilge taebhosca
Nederlands theebus
Polski herbatnica
Português lata de chá

Examples

“Mrs. Hone would have⟳ owned all the equipage that most upper-middle-class households needed to hold⟳ a proper tea, including a tea table (or teapoy), a tray, a teapot, creamer, sugar bowl with tongs, cups, saucers, tea caddy, teaspoons, and likely a tea urn, slop bowl, strainer, and spoon tray. While availing herself of Carneses' tea and one of their tea caddies, she might also have⟳ purchased and utilized one of their teapoys.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tea candle tea card tea cart tea ceremony tea chest tea chest bass

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