tea set

noun

: a matching set of metalware or china (such as a teapot, sugar bowl, creamer, and often plates, cups, and saucers) for serving tea and sometimes coffee at table

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Choose from tea sets, chic diffusers, and candles that remind them of their favorite destinations. Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2023 For another British touch, Burberry has tea sets and tableware designed by David Mellor and his son, Corin, featuring overtones of classic 18th-century English cutlery. David Moin, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 The tea sets range from ultra-contemporary, to classic granny-chic styles, to nautical themes. Maria Geyman, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024 There are tea sets in gold, porcelain, silver; tea cups in the paintings on the wall; and perhaps my favorite of all, a plastic red tea set on an unassuming tray in the staff area. Maria Geyman, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tea set 

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tea set was in 1763

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“Tea set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20set. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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