leaf tean.

Brit.

/ˌliːf ˈtiː/, U.S.

/ˌlif ˈti/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Chinese lexical item. Etymons: leaf n.¹, tea n.¹

Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + tea n.¹, originally after Chinese yèchá (in sǎnyèchá (14th cent. or earlier) < sǎn to scatter + yè leaf + chá tea: see cha n.).

a. Tea chiefly composed of loose whole leaves as opposed to tea in powdered, compressed, or brick form (see brick tea n.), considered to be of a superior quality. Also in later use more generally: tea stored loose and sold in a carton or other container rather than in individual tea bags; loose tea. Cf. loose-leaf adj. Additions.

ΚΠ

1834 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. 14 i. 47 Under the Yuens, or Mongols, in China, there were mo-cha, or powder-tea, and ye-cha, or leaf-tea.

1851 Chinese Repository 20 30 Besides the brick tea, not less than 70,000..half-loads for a pack-horse, of the leaf tea, or about 5,000,000 lbs...are purchased at this mart for consumption in Russia.

1879 China: Imperial Maritime Customs Rep. on Trade for Treaty Ports 1878 (Shanghai Statistical Dept. of Inspectorate General) ii. 43 The compressed Tea will become popular amongst the better classes; and if really fine Dust be employed in its manufacture, it may, from its portableness and cheapness, gradually take the place of the Leaf Tea at present annually sent overland from Shansi.

1951 W. G. Copsey Law's Grocer's Man. 157/1 Formosa tea. This is a distinctive leaf tea known as Formosa Oolong.

1993 Which? Mar. 37/5 Teas come in different forms: leaf tea is mainly whole leaves; broken tea is large leaf parts; fannings are smaller parts; and dust is the smallest size.

2009 Independent 19 Jan. (Life section) 13/3 Waitrose confirms this trend towards brewing finer blends the old-fashioned way in a pot, and sales of leaf teas over bagged are doing especially well—they are up by 18 per cent.

b. A drink made from tea of this type.

ΚΠ

1905 Internat. Q. 11 50 His Leaf-tea is often wonderful with its flower-like aroma, but the romance of the Tang and Sung ceremonials are not to be found in his cup.

1966 Times Rev. Industry & Technol. Nov. 51 Leaf tea, coffee and whipped chocolate always served piping hot in only 10 seconds.

1981 J. E. Brody Nutrition Bk. xii. 237 The average cup of leaf tea contains 41 milligrams of caffeine, about half that of brewed coffee.

2008 E. Cosgrave Desperately Seeking (Electronic ed.) ix Keith's parents drink leaf tea out of china cups, poured from a china teapot.

2. A drink made from the infused leaves of plants other than tea, esp. as considered to have medicinal properties.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > infused leaves, flowers, or fruit > [noun]

tea1666

citronelle1861

steeping1898

kombucha1902

leaf tea1932

1932 H. H. Smith Ethnobot. Ojibwe Indians 369 in C. Erichsen-Brown Medicinal & Other Uses N. Amer. Plants (1989) 311 They also use the leaf tea from the youngest tenderest leaves as a beverage tea, and especially favor it because it ‘makes them feel good’.

2002 B. Medina & V. Medina Southern Appalachian Wildflowers 151/2 Both Native Americans and the colonists made a leaf tea of Wild Mint to treat the symptoms of colds and indigestion.

2009 J. A. Duke Handbk. Medicinal Plants Lat. Amer. 529 South American rubber workers drink leaf tea (P. piperoides) for anemia.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leaf tea
释义	leaf tean. Brit. /ˌliːf ˈtiː/, U.S. /ˌlif ˈti/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Chinese lexical item. Etymons: leaf n.¹, tea n.¹ Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + tea n.¹, originally after Chinese yèchá (in sǎnyèchá (14th cent. or earlier) < sǎn to scatter + yè leaf + chá tea: see cha n.). 1. a. Tea chiefly composed of loose whole leaves as opposed to tea in powdered, compressed, or brick form (see brick tea n.), considered to be of a superior quality. Also in later use more generally: tea stored loose and sold in a carton or other container rather than in individual tea bags; loose tea. Cf. loose-leaf adj. Additions. ΚΠ 1834 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. 14 i. 47 Under the Yuens, or Mongols, in China, there were mo-cha, or powder-tea, and ye-cha, or leaf-tea. 1851 Chinese Repository 20 30 Besides the brick tea, not less than 70,000..half-loads for a pack-horse, of the leaf tea, or about 5,000,000 lbs...are purchased at this mart for consumption in Russia. 1879 China: Imperial Maritime Customs Rep. on Trade for Treaty Ports 1878 (Shanghai Statistical Dept. of Inspectorate General) ii. 43 The compressed Tea will become popular amongst the better classes; and if really fine Dust be employed in its manufacture, it may, from its portableness and cheapness, gradually take the place of the Leaf Tea at present annually sent overland from Shansi. 1951 W. G. Copsey Law's Grocer's Man. 157/1 Formosa tea. This is a distinctive leaf tea known as Formosa Oolong. 1993 Which? Mar. 37/5 Teas come in different forms: leaf tea is mainly whole leaves; broken tea is large leaf parts; fannings are smaller parts; and dust is the smallest size. 2009 Independent 19 Jan. (Life section) 13/3 Waitrose confirms this trend towards brewing finer blends the old-fashioned way in a pot, and sales of leaf teas over bagged are doing especially well—they are up by 18 per cent. b. A drink made from tea of this type. ΚΠ 1905 Internat. Q. 11 50 His Leaf-tea is often wonderful with its flower-like aroma, but the romance of the Tang and Sung ceremonials are not to be found in his cup. 1966 Times Rev. Industry & Technol. Nov. 51 Leaf tea, coffee and whipped chocolate always served piping hot in only 10 seconds. 1981 J. E. Brody Nutrition Bk. xii. 237 The average cup of leaf tea contains 41 milligrams of caffeine, about half that of brewed coffee. 2008 E. Cosgrave Desperately Seeking (Electronic ed.) ix Keith's parents drink leaf tea out of china cups, poured from a china teapot. 2. A drink made from the infused leaves of plants other than tea, esp. as considered to have medicinal properties. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > infused leaves, flowers, or fruit > [noun] tea1666 citronelle1861 steeping1898 kombucha1902 leaf tea1932 1932 H. H. Smith Ethnobot. Ojibwe Indians 369 in C. Erichsen-Brown Medicinal & Other Uses N. Amer. Plants (1989) 311 They also use the leaf tea from the youngest tenderest leaves as a beverage tea, and especially favor it because it ‘makes them feel good’. 2002 B. Medina & V. Medina Southern Appalachian Wildflowers 151/2 Both Native Americans and the colonists made a leaf tea of Wild Mint to treat the symptoms of colds and indigestion. 2009 J. A. Duke Handbk. Medicinal Plants Lat. Amer. 529 South American rubber workers drink leaf tea (P. piperoides) for anemia. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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