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tea cosy

British  

noun

  1. a covering for a teapot to keep the contents hot, often having holes for the handle and spout

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

This is the campest Paso in the history of Pasos, not helped by Peter looking like Russell Brand in moonboots and a tea cosy.

From The Guardian Oct. 10, 2015

One of the pieces of knitting included a tea cosy depicting the monarch and her beloved Corgi dogs.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2013

May I have this tray cloth and this tea cosy?

From For the School Colours by Brazil, Angela

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