tea basket
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tea basket
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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The tea basket and the luncheon hamper were safely stored within; suit cases were strapped on and faces and forms swathed with motor veils and coats.
From The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle by Stokes, Katherine
She seized her tea basket under one arm and a box of ginger snaps under the other.
From Molly Brown's Junior Days by Speed, Nell
Nothing escaped the child, not even the elegant little tea basket with its fittings of silver and French china.
From The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow by Crane, Laura Dent
The Englishman's wife sets up a tea basket; friends and relatives are sent out for sandwiches and "something to wash 'em down."
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
And it was the Professor who carried Judy’s tea basket, while George, glancing from Molly’s blue eyes to Judy’s soft gray ones, strolled between them and related a thrilling tale of college hazing.
From Molly Brown's Freshman Days by Speed, Nell
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