tea tray
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tea tray
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
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The "very expensive tea tray" has historically served up some rare sweet moments for the British team at the Winter Olympics -- they are the most successful nation in the sport.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
Her work as Bertha Russell, the series’ ambitious climber, kept me invested in this ungainly show, if only to see when she might launch another tea tray across the room.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2022
But let's step away from the afternoon tea tray, and instead, imagine something more like Moroccan pastilla, the pigeon or rabbit filo pie studded with almonds, scented with cinnamon, and dusted with powdered sugar.
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2021
Dream movie moment: Cora, who sometimes seems a few scones short of a tea tray, wises up and leaves fuddy-duddy Robert for a dashing London financier played by Hugh Grant.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2019
Xenophilius strode back to the tea tray, which Hermione had managed to balance precariously on one of the cluttered side tables.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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