tea set

noun

A set of crockery for making and serving tea (the drink).

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tea service
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Meanings

nountea set (plural tea sets)

plural tea sets · alternative tea-set · alternative teaset

  1. A set of crockery for making and serving tea (the drink).

    Synonyms: tea service

  2. Hong KongA meal set served during teatime.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA set of crockery for making and serving tea (the drink).

Similar
tea service

More synonyms by meaning

nouna set of china or silverware for serving tea

Similar
tea service
Broader
tableware
Also see
tea service

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tea + set.

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Translations

Bulgarian чаен сервиз
  • чаен сервиз (čaen serviz)set of crockery for making and serving tea
Chinese Cantonese 茶餐
  • 茶餐 (caa⁴ caan¹)meal set served during teatime
Chinese Mandarin 茶具
  • 茶具 (chájù)set of crockery for making and serving tea
Finnish teekalusto, teeastiasto
  • teekalustoset of crockery for making and serving tea
  • teeastiastoset of crockery for making and serving tea
Irish foireann taeghréithe
  • foireann taeghréitheset of crockery for making and serving tea
Polish serwis do herbaty, podwieczorek
  • serwis do herbatyset of crockery for making and serving tea
  • podwieczorekmeal set served during teatime
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APA

tea set. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20set

MLA

“tea set.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20set. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tea set,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20set.

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