tea basket
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tea basket
First recorded in 1900–05
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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 Laura Dent Crane
"I'm glad General isn't twins," said Miss Honey thoughtfully, pulling her brother back from the fascinations of the tea basket and comforting him with the curtain-rod wand.
From While Caroline Was Growing by Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
As he pulled out a tea basket from the back of the car she watched him calmly.
From Married Life The True Romance by May Edginton
“We’ve got the alcohol stove with two burners and Elinor’s tea basket and some china besides.”
From The Motor Maids Across the Continent by Katherine Stokes
Ben lifted out the luncheon hamper and the tea basket, and while the girls unpacked the food, Phoebe stood shyly by and watched the proceedings.
From The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp by Katherine Stokes
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