: a vessel with a spout and a handle in which tea is brewed and from which it is served
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Molly saves the day, grabbing a teapot from a closet, where she’s been saving a secret stash of cash.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Gem Home in New York, meanwhile, sells everything from textiles, to teapot, to jams as well as farm-to-table lunch service from their café.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 May 2025
Also within the constellation Sagittarius is the teapot asterism, a small pattern of stars that gives the Milky Way a distinct semblance of rising steam.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2025
Treasures include antique oil paintings on old easels, silver teapots, bookcases, four-post beds, Persian rugs, fainting sofas, rattan porch chairs, and a smattering of estate accessories, from jewelry to furs, hats to small accouterments.
—Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Gem Home in New York, meanwhile, sells everything from textiles, to teapot, to jams as well as farm-to-table lunch service from their café.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 28 May 2025
Also within the constellation Sagittarius is the teapot asterism, a small pattern of stars that gives the Milky Way a distinct semblance of rising steam.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2025
Treasures include antique oil paintings on old easels, silver teapots, bookcases, four-post beds, Persian rugs, fainting sofas, rattan porch chairs, and a smattering of estate accessories, from jewelry to furs, hats to small accouterments.
—Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Teapot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teapot. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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teapot
noun
tea·pot
ˈtē-ˌpät 
: a pot that is used for brewing and serving tea and that has a spout
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