black tea

noun

: tea that is dark in color from complete oxidation of the leaf before firing

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How To Use Tea Bags For Shoe Odor While some people use dry, unused tea bags, most experts recommend using steeped black tea bags to combat shoe odor. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025 Kombucha is a slightly sweet form of black tea that results from a mixture of tea, sugar, bacteria, and yeast that has fermented for one to three weeks. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 30 July 2025 On a recent day, the offerings included Enchanted Ember, a vanilla and caramel black tea latte and Potion of Passion, a passion fruit tea latte. Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025 The palate features flavors of brown sugar, black tea, and cinnamon spice. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for black tea

Word History

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of black tea was in 1706

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“Black tea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20tea. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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