| 单词 | tea-maker |
| 释义 | > as lemmastea-maker tea-maker n. (a) a person who dries the leaves and prepares the tea of commerce; (b) one who makes or infuses tea; (c) a vessel or apparatus for infusing tea; (d) an apparatus incorporating a timer and designed to be kept at the bedside which can be preset to make tea automatically at any time (typically on awaking). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [noun] > person tea-maker1814 the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > preparation of tea > person tea-maker1814 the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > preparation of tea > utensils tea-kettle1705 tea-pot1705 maté1717 kitchen1721 tea-kitchen1770 urn1781 tea-urn1786 quart pot1806 tea-maker1814 sukey1823 samovar1830 billy1839 tea-boiler1839 billy-can1885 tea infuser1889 tea-can1890 tea-billy1894 tea ball1895 dixie1900 caddy-spoon1927 drum1931 Teasmade1938 tea machine1963 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park III. vii. 160 There was..found a chair, and with some hasty washing of the young tea-maker's, a cup and saucer. View more context for this quotation 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 286/1 The process..as practised in Assam and Java by the Chinese tea-makers. 1868 ‘H. Lee’ Basil Godfrey's Caprice ii The parson asked the tea-maker for another cup. 1900 Daily News 18 Sept. 6/3 It is put into a perforated receiver, suspended in the ‘tea-maker’, and boiling water poured over it. 1961 ‘T. Hinde’ For Good of Company xix. 214 Mary had switched on the bedside tea-maker. 1970 Sunday Times 20 Dec. 26/3 When the clock on the tea-maker began to go backwards its owners got their alarm call and a nice pot of tea at three a.m. < as lemmas |
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