brick tean.

Brit.

/ˌbrɪk ˈtiː/, U.S.

/ˌbrɪk ˈti/

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

Etymology: < brick n.¹ + tea n.¹, after Russian kirpičnyj čaj (1786; < an adjectival derivative of kirpič brick + čaj tea n.¹), perhaps itself after a compound in a Central Asian Turkic language.

Tea in the form of a solid brick-like block made by steaming and compressing coarse tea leaves, stalks, and tea dust.Brick tea is consumed across Central Asia and Russia and has historically been used as a form of currency in some regions.

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brick tea1789

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tea-dust1897

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tea-brick1962

1789 J. Trusler Habitable World Described IV. 83 They have a kind of tea called kirpitschnoi tschai, or brick tea, because this tea is pressed into tables, or cakes, eight or nine inches long.

1827 H. E. Lloyd tr. E. F. Timkovskiĭ Trav. Russian Mission Mongolia to China I. ii. 36 The dry, dirty, and damaged leaves and stalks of the tea are..mixed with a glutinous substance, pressed into moulds, and dried in ovens. These blocks are called by the Russians, on account of their shape, brick tea.

1852 Mrs P. Sinnett tr. É. R. Huc Recoll. Journey Tartary, Thibet, & China 18 To boil some Mongol tea—the well-known brick tea, boiled with salt.

1872 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (new ed.) ii. 147 ‘Brick Tea’, used in Central Asia, is made from common kinds and refuse, mixed with bullock's blood, pressed and dried in moulds.

1913 F. K. Ward Land of Blue Poppy xiii. 175 Our night's lodging was paid for in brick tea, which the Tibetans in the mountain villages off the main roads always prefer to silver.

1952 I. McHugh & F. McHugh tr. F. Mühlenweg Big Tiger & Christian xxxvii. 377 Sevenstars came and sat down with the mortar and pestle, to pound up the brick tea.

2004 B. Bull Shanghai Station xxvi. 302 Bustling waiters served white cups of cheap brick tea made from leaf scraps and tea dust.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brick tea
释义	brick tean. Brit. /ˌbrɪk ˈtiː/, U.S. /ˌbrɪk ˈti/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Russian lexical item. Etymons: brick n.¹, tea n.¹ Etymology: < brick n.¹ + tea n.¹, after Russian kirpičnyj čaj (1786; < an adjectival derivative of kirpič brick + čaj tea n.¹), perhaps itself after a compound in a Central Asian Turkic language. Tea in the form of a solid brick-like block made by steaming and compressing coarse tea leaves, stalks, and tea dust.Brick tea is consumed across Central Asia and Russia and has historically been used as a form of currency in some regions. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [noun] > forms of dry tea brick tea1789 tile-tea1858 tablet tea1890 tea-dust1897 tip1897 tea-brick1962 1789 J. Trusler Habitable World Described IV. 83 They have a kind of tea called kirpitschnoi tschai, or brick tea, because this tea is pressed into tables, or cakes, eight or nine inches long. 1827 H. E. Lloyd tr. E. F. Timkovskiĭ Trav. Russian Mission Mongolia to China I. ii. 36 The dry, dirty, and damaged leaves and stalks of the tea are..mixed with a glutinous substance, pressed into moulds, and dried in ovens. These blocks are called by the Russians, on account of their shape, brick tea. 1852 Mrs P. Sinnett tr. É. R. Huc Recoll. Journey Tartary, Thibet, & China 18 To boil some Mongol tea—the well-known brick tea, boiled with salt. 1872 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (new ed.) ii. 147 ‘Brick Tea’, used in Central Asia, is made from common kinds and refuse, mixed with bullock's blood, pressed and dried in moulds. 1913 F. K. Ward Land of Blue Poppy xiii. 175 Our night's lodging was paid for in brick tea, which the Tibetans in the mountain villages off the main roads always prefer to silver. 1952 I. McHugh & F. McHugh tr. F. Mühlenweg Big Tiger & Christian xxxvii. 377 Sevenstars came and sat down with the mortar and pestle, to pound up the brick tea. 2004 B. Bull Shanghai Station xxvi. 302 Bustling waiters served white cups of cheap brick tea made from leaf scraps and tea dust. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1789
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