tea cosy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Aviation is also under pressure to build greener planes and stop adding to what Johnson called the "carbon tea cosy" heating the planet.
From Reuters ● Jul. 18, 2022
The Vogue interview describes Dench as “a kind of cultural tea cosy to be popped soothingly over the nation’s beleaguered identity in times of crisis.”
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2020
Just when you think you're making progress, you remember the owl tobacco tin and the owl tea cosy.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2013
Meanwhile, a knitted tea cosy, 19 tea towels, nine jigsaws and honorary ownership of a baby llama were all among the gifts sent to the Queen for her Diamond Jubilee.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2013
But the tea cosy in the centre promises compensation in the way of small comforts and affection.
From Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves by Kent, Cicely
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