oolong
a brown or amber tea grown in China and Taiwan and partially fermented before being dried.
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How to use oolong in a sentence
I've been lottin' all the way on a cup o' that best tea o' yourn,—some o' that oolong you keep in the little chist.
The Country of the Pointed Firs | Sarah Orne Jewettoolong, from the island of Formosa, has the appearance of a black tea, with the flavor of a green.
Foods and Household Management | Helen KinneBut here he had to choose intelligently among orange pekoe, oolong, Ceylon, and English-breakfast teas.
The Innocents | Sinclair LewisAll this happened within two hours from the time I erected the lop-eared, knocked-kneed and club-footed oolong in my household.
Remarks | Bill NyeI turned on the pillow with a little moan, and at this juncture Jeeves entered with the vital oolong.
Right Ho, Jeeves | P. G. Wodehouse
British Dictionary definitions for oolong
/ (ˈuːˌlɒŋ) /
a kind of dark tea, grown in China, that is partly fermented before being dried
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