TEACADDY

Tea caddy

A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea. The word is believed to be derived from catty, the Chinese pound, equal to about a pound and a third avoirdupois. The earliest examples that came to Europe were of Chinese porcelain, and approximated in shape to the ginger-jar. They had lids or stoppers likewise of china, and were most frequently blue and white. Until about 1800 they were called tea canisters rather than caddies.thumb|A Nineteenth century tea caddy with its own stand

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tea caddy

Noun

  1. A box, tin, jar or pot used to store tea leaves.


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