coffee spoon

American  

noun

1. a small spoon used with demitasse cups.

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Etymology

Origin of coffee spoon

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

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coffee spoon

She had resumed her seat and the critical examination of her coffee spoon.

From The Visioning by Glaspell, Susan

It was perhaps fortunate that Emily was his leader instead of the more impish Joan, who would have been impelled by sheer force of circumstance to attempt her fish with her coffee spoon.

From Why Joan? by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein

It is not passed, but a glassful standing on a plate, with a coffee spoon beside it, is placed before each person.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

Suddenly the little silver coffee spoon dropped from the Lady Mayoress's hand, and she sat bolt upright in her chair as if she had received a galvanic shock.

From The Tale of Lal A Fantasy by Paton, Raymond

Diggs told a story or two, at which Rann roared appreciatively, while Vaden fingered his coffee spoon in pensive abstraction.

From The Voice of the People by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson