tea caddy

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word tea caddy. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word tea caddy, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say tea caddy in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word tea caddy you have here. The definition of the word tea caddy will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oftea caddy, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: tea-caddy, and teacaddy

English

tea caddy

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tea +‎ caddy.

Noun

tea caddy (plural tea caddies)

  1. A box, jar, pot, or tin used to store tea leaves.
    • 2019, Nancy E. Davis, “Afong Moy Presents Chinese Objects for the Home”, in The Chinese Lady: Afong Moy in Early America, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, part II (The Show), page 107:
      Mrs. Hone would have owned all the equipage that most upper-middle-class households needed to hold a proper tea, including a tea table (or teapoy), a tray, a teapot, creamer, sugar bowl with tongs, cups, saucers, tea caddy, teaspoons, and likely a tea urn, slop bowl, strainer, and spoon tray. While availing herself of Carneses' tea and one of their tea caddies, she might also have purchased and utilized one of their teapoys.

Translations

Further reading