tea tray
noun
a tray for carrying or holding articles used in serving tea.
Origin of tea tray
1First recorded in 1765–75
Words Nearby tea tray
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How to use tea tray in a sentence
At her heels followed Vassilissa with a tea-tray full of sweets, preserves, cakes, etc.
The Precipice | Ivan GoncharovIt was his typewriter, Miss Lindop, a young girl of some thirty-five years, holding a tea-tray.
The Regent | E. Arnold BennettThe trim maid brought in the tea-tray and proceeded to set it out on the little table in front of her mistress.
Flaming June | Mrs. George de Horne VaizeyOn the carpet was a polished brass tea-tray, with an English service of green and gold, and some plates of preserves.
The Arab's Pledge | Edward L. MitfordEverything was ready in the gray parlor—the tea-tray on the table, the small urn hissing away, the tea-caddy in proximity to it.
East Lynne | Mrs. Henry Wood
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