tea service

tea service
noun
a set of china or silverware for serving tea (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑tea set
• Hypernyms: ↑tableware
• Member Meronyms: ↑cream pitcher, ↑creamer, ↑sugar bowl, ↑teapot, ↑tea tray

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noun
: a set of china or metalware for service at table:
a. : a set of china consisting of a teapot, sugar bowl, creamer, sometimes a coffeepot, and usually plates, cups, and saucers — compare coffee service
b. : a set of metalware consisting of a teapot, sugar bowl, creamer, sometimes a coffeepot, and usually waste bowl, kettle, and tray

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1. a set of chinaware for preparing and drinking hot beverages, esp. tea.
2. a set of silver or other metalware for preparing and serving hot beverages, esp. tea. Also called tea set.
[1855-60]

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tea service or tea set noun
A set of utensils for serving tea
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Main Entry: ↑tea

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tea service UK US noun [countable] [singular tea service plural tea services] [singular tea set plural tea sets]
a set of matching cups, plates, saucers etc used for serving tea
Thesaurus: crockery used for serving and pouring food and drinkshyponym
Variant: tea set

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tea service,
= tea set. (Cf. ↑tea set)

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noun, pl ⋯ -vices [count]
: ↑tea set

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ˈtea set f24 [tea set] (BrE) (also ˈtea service NAmE, BrE) noun
a set consisting of a ↑teapot, sugar bowl, cups, plates, etc, used for serving tea

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • tea service — noun Date: 1809 tea set …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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