demi-tassen.
/ˈdɛmɪtas/, /ˈdɛmɪtɑːs/, U.S. /ˈdɛmiˌtɑs/ Chiefly U.S.
A small coffee-cup; its contents. Also attributive and as adv.
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1842 Galignani's Paris Guide 17 To the latter [sc. the cafés] it is customary to retire immediately after dinner, to take a demi-tasse of coffee.
1870 J. Murray Handbk. Paris (ed. 4) ii. 31 In the afternoon, when coffee is ordered, the waiter pours you out a small cup (demitasse).
a1896 G. Du Maurier Martian (1897) 49 Drinking our demi-tasse.
1906 ‘O. Henry’ Four Million (1916) 94 A roasted mallard duck..with a bottle of Chablis,..a demi-tasse and a cigar.
1961 M. Beadle These Ruins are Inhabited (1963) v. 71 Coffee..is served demitasse.
1966 Daily Tel. 18 Jan. 13/3 Add 2 gallons of hot, strong coffee and serve into demi-tasse cups.
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