noun
Meaning 1
A set of crockery for making and serving tea (the drink).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tea service
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
tea set
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noun
Meaning 2
A meal set served during teatime.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hong-Kong
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a set of china or silverware for serving tea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tea service
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tableware
History
Etymology
From tea + set.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: чаен сервиз (čaen serviz) — set of crockery for making and serving tea
- Chinese Mandarin: 茶具 (chájù) — set of crockery for making and serving tea
- Finnish: teekalusto — set of crockery for making and serving tea
- Finnish: teeastiasto — set of crockery for making and serving tea
- Irish: foireann taeghréithe — set of crockery for making and serving tea
- Polish: serwis do herbaty — set of crockery for making and serving tea
- Chinese Cantonese: 茶餐 (caa4 caan1) — meal set served during teatime
- Polish: podwieczorek — meal set served during teatime