tea leaf

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noun

the dried leaf of the tea shrub, used to make tea

(usually plural) shredded parts of these leaves, esp after infusion

British and Australian slang a thief

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Word Origin for tea leaf

sense 3 rhyming slang

Words nearby tea leaf

teakettle, teakwood, teal, tea lady, tea lead, tea leaf, tea-length, tea light, team, tea maker, teamer

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How to use tea leaf in a sentence

The smell of grilled meat mixes with the exotic wafts of cinnamon tea served with a mush of sweet brown dessert.
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A year before he had similarly arrived with news of the Boston Tea Party.
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Senseless bureaucracy is part of what spawned the Tea Party.
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“I happened upon yak butter tea, a traditional high-energy food eaten by Tibetans,” Asprey says.
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Adults prepare food and drink dark sweet tea on the doorsteps of their homes as they watch their children playing.
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Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
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Afterwards we saw you once or twice at tea at the Ritz, and you took off your hat, so you must have remembered then.
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Janet might have said before leaving: "Tea had better not wait too long--Hilda has to be down at Clayhanger's at half-past six."
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The tea was all laid on tables in the garden, and the sausages were cooking over a fire made on the grounds.
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Not a zephyr ruffled the leaf of a rose, and a soft breathing fragrance bathed his reposing senses.
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