tea shop

noun

chiefly British
: a small restaurant or café : tearoom

Examples of tea shop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Around the time of the First World War, Coxon operated a tea shop staffed by servers in navy blazers and long cotton pants. Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 26 July 2024 The Ximen neighborhood’s Red House has a long biography, having been a commercial building, a theater for Peking opera, and a tea shop, among many other past lives. Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2024 For example, Samuel Wang and his business partner Lydia Lin purposely chose the neighborhood for their tea shop Steep LA. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024 Bonsai Bowl opened a month ago, in the former site of shake and tea shop OP Nutrition. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for tea shop 

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Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tea shop was in 1851

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“Tea shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20shop. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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