tea service

noun

1. a set of chinaware for preparing and drinking hot beverages, especially tea.
2. a set of silver or other metalware for preparing and serving hot beverages, especially tea.

tea service

noun

1. the china or pottery articles used in serving tea, including a teapot, cups, saucers, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of tea service¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Suleymanov also sings the praises of the Azerbaijani style of tea service at Sharbat, where loose tea is offered with rock sugar, which is meant to be bitten before sipping the drink, and a pear-shaped glass designed to keep the tea hot.

From Washington Post

In 2017, they launched a sleep program with a sleep coach, sleep monitoring, a wellness screening, bedtime tea service and a goody bag of sleep-health supplies.

From Time

Alice then went to the kitchen and found Clarissa burnishing the tea service.

From Project Gutenberg

Maitland Tait asked, after the tea-service was before us, and I had poured his cup.

From Project Gutenberg

And Clare Biggars had her own tea service in her room at the pension.

From Project Gutenberg

An old Sèvres tea-service rested on a Georgian silver tray, which gleamed in the firelight.

From Project Gutenberg

Four large dolls sat solemnly round a dolls' tea-table, and a dolls' tea service was arranged in front of them.

From Project Gutenberg