tea tray
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tea tray
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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The "very expensive tea tray" has historically served up some rare sweet moments for the British team at the Winter Olympics -- they are the most successful nation in the sport.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
In the show we find him turning the design for a divination board into a tea tray, and carving a portrait of a British official dressed in conspicuously snazzy Yoruba slippers and a pith helmet.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2022
Her work as Bertha Russell, the series’ ambitious climber, kept me invested in this ungainly show, if only to see when she might launch another tea tray across the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2022
But let's step away from the afternoon tea tray, and instead, imagine something more like Moroccan pastilla, the pigeon or rabbit filo pie studded with almonds, scented with cinnamon, and dusted with powdered sugar.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2021
I scrambled to the fallen camel and pulled out the tea tray from its saddlebag.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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