tea cosy
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tea cosy — tea cosies also tea cosy N COUNT A tea cosy is a soft knitted or fabric cover which you put over a teapot in order to keep the tea hot. [BRIT] (in AM, use tea cozy) … English dictionary
tea cosy — tea .cosy n BrE a thick cover that you put over a ↑teapot to keep the tea hot … Dictionary of contemporary English
tea cosy — ► NOUN ▪ a thick or padded cover placed over a teapot to keep the tea hot … English terms dictionary
Tea cosy — A tea cosy ( American English tea cozy) is a cover for a teapot, [Article of the Boston Journal, 25 November 1879] traditionally made of cloth or wool, which is used to insulate the tea, keeping it warm while it brews. Cloth tea cosies often have … Wikipedia
tea cosy — noun a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm • Syn: ↑cosy, ↑cozy, ↑tea cozy • Hypernyms: ↑cloth covering * * * tea cosy noun A thick cover for a teapot to keep the tea hot • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tea cosy — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tea cosy : singular tea cosy plural tea cosies a cover that is put over a teapot to keep the tea hot … English dictionary
tea-cosy — /ˈti koʊzi/ (say tee kohzee) noun a covering for a teapot to keep the tea hot: *with a tea cosy of crocheted orange, felted with handling, that said everything about the landlord. –shirley hazzard, 1980 …
tea-cosy — see tea cosy … English dictionary
tea cosy — noun a thick or padded cover placed over a teapot to keep the tea hot … English new terms dictionary
tea cosy — noun (C) a thick cover that you put over a teapot to keep the tea hot … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
