tea maker

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noun

a perforated, spoonlike object used as a tea strainer and having a hinged, convex lid.

Origin of tea maker

First recorded in 1835–45

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How to use tea maker in a sentence

Phœbe thought a repetition of the dinner-table offence would be best obviated by taking her place as tea-maker at once.
Hopes and Fears | Charlotte M. Yonge
Hester began to perform the duties of tea-maker in a rather abstracted manner.
Red Rose and Tiger Lily | L. T. Meade
Mrs. Nightingale moves round behind the tea-maker, and comes full-face in front of her guest.
Somehow Good | William de Morgan
On Sunday morning the tea-maker starts with a clean pot and a clean record.
The Little Tea Book | Arthur Gray
Florence now with a quick sigh resumed her duties as tea-maker.
The Time of Roses | L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for tea-maker

tea-maker

noun

a device with perforations used to infuse tea in a cup of boiling water: Also called (esp Brit): infuser, tea egg

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