WordNet
n. European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers [syn: Canterbury bell, Campanula medium]
Wikipedia
Cup and saucer may refer to:
- Cup and Saucer Creek, a storm drain located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Cup-and-saucer plant (Holmskioldia sanguinea), a plant species
- Cup-and-saucer snail (Calyptraeidae)
- Cup and Saucer Stakes, a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually in October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario
- Cup and Saucer (string figure)
- Cup-and-saucer vine (Cobaea scandens), a perennial ornamental plant species native of Tropical America
- Cups and Saucers, a one-act "satirical musical sketch" written and composed by George Grossmith
- a pattern in stock market prediction
Usage examples of "cup and saucer".
As one man joined the group, and a maid offered him a tiny white gold-rimmed coffee cup and saucer, another left the group and placed his coffee cup and saucer on the maid's tray.
She snapped off the switch of the automatic coffee-maker, grabbed the jug from the hot plate, put an extra cup and saucer on the tray, and tipped some biscuits onto a matching plate.
Stacks of books on the stand, along with a cup and saucer and a pair of glasses.
Carefully, he wrapped a Royal Albert yellow bone-china cup and saucer in wub-fur, a favorite from his own collection.
She got up, ready to put her cup and saucer in the sink, when Laura opened her mouth.
On the dining-table an ample array of sandwiches, cake, and cheese awaited me, and a Thermos-bottle beside a cup and saucer testified that hot coffee had not been forgotten.