tea cosy

British  

noun

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

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tea cosy

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

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

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

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2013

Appearance: WG Grace wearing a tea cosy in most representations, but blue-eyed hunk with a tightly cropped black beard in Magnificent Century.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 9, 2012

At one end is a coffee urn kept hot over a spirit lamp, milk is kept hot under a "tea cosy" or in a double pitcher, made like a double boiler.

From Etiquette by Emily Post