tea basket

noun

, British.

1. a lunch basket or picnic hamper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tea basket¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

If you get nice tea, don’t try to cram it in a tea ball; either make it in a teapot and strain with a pretty little tea strainer, or use a tea basket like this for a single cup.

From Slate

The chauffeur brought out the elaborate tea basket which had served them so well at the Gypsy camp and Ruth and Barbara proceeded to make the tea while the other girls unpacked boxes of delicious sandwiches and tea cakes.

From Project Gutenberg

Nothing escaped the child, not even the elegant little tea basket with its fittings of silver and French china.

From Project Gutenberg

But to-morrow we shall have a picnic to make up for it, and Miss Ruth may take her tea basket, since we have none in this household.”

From Project Gutenberg

Then the delicious cakes and sandwiches which 70 Miss Campbell had ordered from Mrs. Price were arranged in neat piles, while Elinor opened her tea basket, a present from an aunt in Ireland, and made tea for the company.

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