: a vessel with a spout and a handle in which tea is brewed and from which it is served
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In others, participants used a traditional neti pot, which is a vessel resembling a teapot.
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Mary J. Scourboutakos, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
In fact, the entire experience treats you like royalty, with delicate china cups, a personal teapot and different courses of fresh fare made with local ingredients.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The center bulge of the Milky Way is toward the southwestern horizon just above the spout of the teapot that makes up the constellation Sagittarius.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
One of the earliest artifacts of what would become the independence movement is a teapot, produced in London circa 1766, emblazoned with the motto No Stamp Act.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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Mary J. Scourboutakos, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
In fact, the entire experience treats you like royalty, with delicate china cups, a personal teapot and different courses of fresh fare made with local ingredients.
—Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The center bulge of the Milky Way is toward the southwestern horizon just above the spout of the teapot that makes up the constellation Sagittarius.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
One of the earliest artifacts of what would become the independence movement is a teapot, produced in London circa 1766, emblazoned with the motto No Stamp Act.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Teapot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teapot. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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teapot
noun
tea·pot
ˈtē-ˌpät 
: a pot that is used for brewing and serving tea and that has a spout
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