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that these adventurers learned from the Chinese the habit of tea drinking, and brought it to Europe."
Encyc. Brit.
2. A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water; as, tea is a common beverage.
3. Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile
tea; catnip tea.
4. The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.
Arabian tea, the leaves of Catha edulis; also (Bot.), the plant itself. See Kat. — Assam tea, tea
grown in Assam, in India, originally brought there from China about the year 1850. — Australian, or
Botany Bay, tea (Bot.), a woody clambing plant — Brazilian tea. (a) The dried leaves of Lantana
pseodothea, used in Brazil as a substitute for tea. (b) The dried leaves of Stachytarpheta mutabilis,
used for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for preparing a beverage. — Labrador tea. (Bot.) See
under Labrador. — New Jersey tea (Bot.), an American shrub, the leaves of which were formerly
used as a substitute for tea; redroot. See Redroot. — New Zealand tea. (Bot.) See under New Zealand.
— Oswego tea. (Bot.) See Oswego tea. — Paraguay tea, mate. See 1st Mate. — Tea board,
a board or tray for holding a tea set. — Tea bug (Zoöl.), an hemipterous insect which injures the tea
plant by sucking the juice of the tender leaves. — Tea caddy, a small box for holding tea. — Tea
chest, a small, square wooden case, usually lined with sheet lead or tin, in which tea is imported from
China. — Tea clam (Zoöl.), a small quahaug. [Local, U. S.] — Tea garden, a public garden where
tea and other refreshments are served. — Tea plant (Bot.), any plant, the leaves of which are used in
making a beverage by infusion; specifically, Thea Chinensis, from which the tea of commerce is obtained.
— Tea rose (Bot.), a delicate and graceful variety of the rose (Rosa Indica, var. odorata), introduced
from China, and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now cultivated. — Tea service, the appurtenances
or utensils required for a tea table, — when of silver, usually comprising only the teapot, milk pitcher,
and sugar dish. — Tea set, a tea service. — Tea table, a table on which tea furniture is set, or at
which tea is drunk. — Tea taster, one who tests or ascertains the quality of tea by tasting. — Tea
tree (Bot.), the tea plant of China. See Tea plant, above. — Tea urn, a vessel generally in the form
of an urn or vase, for supplying hot water for steeping, or infusing, tea.
Tea
(Tea), v. i. To take or drink tea. [Colloq.]
Teaberry
(Tea"ber`ry) n. (Bot.) The checkerberry.
Teach
(Teach) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taught ; p. pr. & vb. n. Teaching.] [OE. techen, imp. taughte,
tahte, AS. tcean, imp. thte, to show, teach, akin to tacn token. See Token.]
1. To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown,
or rules for practice; to inculcate as true or important; to exhibit impressively; as, to teach arithmetic, dancing,
music, or the like; to teach morals.
If some men teach wicked things, it must be that others should practice them. South. 2. To direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to guide the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to
conduct through a course of studies; as, to teach a child or a class. "He taught his disciples." Mark ix.
31.
The village master taught his little school. Goldsmith. 3. To accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish.
I shall myself to herbs teach you. Chaucer.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies. Jer. ix. 5.
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