tea shop

noun

chiefly British
: a small restaurant or café : tearoom

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The fanciful tea shop also sells gourmet teas, live plants, and decoratives, like antique bird cages, wall art, and vintage tea pots. Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025 Going with the flow has been a saving grace for the family, who live in Illinois, and own the local tea shop Madame Zuzu’s. Rachel Desantis, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025 Many of the teas are also available for purchase at the store’s tea shop. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Then one morning, Vera trudges downstairs to find a curious thing-a dead man in the middle of her tea shop. Patrick Jones, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tea shop

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tea shop was in 1851

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“Tea shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20shop. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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