: a vessel with a spout and a handle in which tea is brewed and from which it is served
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Anna and Tom, millennial expats in Berlin, rent out their home as an Airbnb whose surfaces present a tableau of perfection: Scandinavian armchairs, Japanese teapots, sunlight filtering through the emerald leaves of a perforated monstera plant.
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Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
For an extra- special experience, make a reservation for high tea complete with porcelain teapots, finger sandwiches, and pretty pastries.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 July 2025
China's central government has been trying to shut down excess oil-refining capacity and smaller refineries, like teapots, for years.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 24 June 2025
There’s the rustle of tea leaves and paper as first one, then another spoonful of tea leaves is taken from a paper bag and poured into the teapot, then the sound of water being poured over the tea leaves, but such sounds can only be heard in the kitchen.
—Katie Yee
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
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Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
For an extra- special experience, make a reservation for high tea complete with porcelain teapots, finger sandwiches, and pretty pastries.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 July 2025
China's central government has been trying to shut down excess oil-refining capacity and smaller refineries, like teapots, for years.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 24 June 2025
There’s the rustle of tea leaves and paper as first one, then another spoonful of tea leaves is taken from a paper bag and poured into the teapot, then the sound of water being poured over the tea leaves, but such sounds can only be heard in the kitchen.
—Katie Yee
july 25, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
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“Teapot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teapot. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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