tea bag

noun

: a bag usually of filter paper holding enough tea for an individual serving

Examples of tea bag in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Use antiperspirant—or tea bags Apply some antiperspirant to the bottoms of your feet, DesPrés advises. Angela Haupt, TIME, 31 May 2024 Consider the relatively simple problem of making a cup of tea given an electric kettle, water, a box of tea bags, and a mug. IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024 For a quick home remedy, save your chamomile tea bag and place it in the refrigerator after brewing. Debbie Wolfe, Popular Science, 27 May 2024 More information on the recalled tea bags Organic Yogi Echinacea Immune Support tea is sold in boxes that include 4 packs each and equally 64 bags in total. Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 The organization did not clarify which pesticides were found in the tea bags. Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024 This includes fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, eggshells, dairy products, bread, pasta, rice, baked goods, coffee grounds, paper towels and tea bags. Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024 One tea bag delivers a blend of breast milk-boosting herbs, including fennel, anise, coriander, fenugreek, and blessed thistle. Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Parents, 15 May 2024 Often what passes for tea at shops or restaurants is little more than a cup of hot water and a tea bag. Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tea bag was in 1935

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“Tea bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20bag. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

tea bag

noun
: a bag usually of filter paper holding enough tea for an individual serving
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