tea caddy
noun
a small box, can, or chest for holding tea leaves.
Origin of tea caddy
11830–40; probably originally catty2, the box that held the measure being confused with the measure itself
Words Nearby tea caddy
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How to use tea caddy in a sentence
This tea caddy is rather splendid Much of the pottery is gilded in 22 carat gold leaf.
Everything was ready in the gray parlor—the tea-tray on the table, the small urn hissing away, the tea-caddy in proximity to it.
East Lynne | Mrs. Henry WoodSo she answered him, her fingers in the tea caddy, and her eyes with them.
Tiny Luttrell | Ernest William Hornung"It's historic, but not exactly a handsome garment," she said, shaking the tea caddy.
The Main Chance | Meredith NicholsonAnd she quickly pushed a stumpy little liqueur-bottle behind the silver tea-caddy.
Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) | Mary Cholmondeley
The casket was of filigree silver, about the size of a small tea-caddy, of oblong shape, and rounded at the top.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 | Various
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