What is "tea cozy"

Cozy \Co"zy\, n. [See Cozy,a.] A wadded covering, often decorative, for a teakettle or other vessel to keep the contents hot. Also called tea cozy

n. (context North America English) (alternative form of tea cosy English)

n. a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm [syn: cosy, tea cosy, cosey, tea cosey, cozy, cozey, tea cozey, cozie, tea cozie]