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green tea

noun

  1. a tea that is steamed to prevent fermentation and then rolled and dried.


green tea

noun

  1. a sharp tea made from tea leaves that have been steamed and dried quickly without fermenting


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Word History and Origins

Origin of green tea1

First recorded in 1695–1705

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Example Sentences

Over green tea, Than Gyi told us about her village, interrupting herself frequently to stare at us and laugh.

Apply to the forehead for fast relief and follow up with a cup of green tea with half a lemon squeezed in.

To dilute the bitterness, the less-than-brave steep them in green tea.

At one point, I was encased in a jelly-green-tea collagen mask, which was awesome.

As Predator Drones took off and landed incessantly at the nearby airfield, we chatted over a pot of green tea.

Get a pound of the best green tea and three pounds of white lump sugar.

Quick as her movements were, Mary caught a smell of strong green tea, and the sight of a sugar bowl and a slice of white bread.

Mr Fortune witnessed the process of colouring them in the Hung-chow green-tea country, and describes the process.

Boil a quart of cream or rich milk, and pour it (while boiling) on three ounces of the best green tea.

Take it off, and throw in a tea-spoonful of raw green tea of the best sort, and let it infuse about five minutes.

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