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tea service
Word definitions for tea service in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Because of a dispute over a silver tea service , E1 and Rhoda had been on the outs for thirty years. ▪ Pink curtains we had there and ever such a nice tea service . ▪ The students I talked to here were Bryony Langworth who had ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The tea service designed by Gertrud Vasegaard in 1956 was inspired by Chinese ceramics , most evident in its cups without handles. Produced by Bing & Grøndahl , it was included in the 2006 Danish Culture Canon as a masterpiece of Danish design .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tea \Tea\ (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th['e].] The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ( Thea Chinensis or Camellia Chinensis ). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other countries. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a set of china or silverware for serving tea [syn: tea set ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a set of matching crockery for serving tea; normally a teapot, cups, saucers and small plates etc.; some items may be silver
Usage examples of tea service.
In every instance her acceptance is immediate and at the appointed hour the best tea service is laid out with a sponge cake on its wedding-gift silver stand with the silver cake forks, polished and gleaming brightly against a background of carefully folded linen napkins.
As the British pushed toward her village, her family loaded as much of their furniture and other heavy belongings as they could onto a great farm wagon, buried valuables in the garden, hid the silver tea service under the hearthstone, and directed their “.
He gestured toward the table, which, along with the lantern, held a tea service.