black tea

noun

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

Examples of black tea in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Brown sugar is sometimes also used as an ingredient in Asian or barbecue sauces, meat marinades, as a natural sweetener topping dishes like oatmeal, and as a substitute for sugar cubes or packets in hot beverages like coffee or black tea. Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024 The midwives offered me cold buttered toast and milky black tea. Hetty Lui McKinnon, Bon Appétit, 19 Feb. 2024 Feel free to get creative: Brown and Byrd agree that black teas – Ceylon, Darjeeling and Assam among them – make some of the best iced teas. Becky Krystal, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 Add water heated to 185 degrees (simmering) for green or white teas, and to 212 degrees (boiling) for oolong or black teas. Evan Benn, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 Some people drink black tea, while others prefer herbal; some prefer one cube of sugar while others honey. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024 The goal: to introduce South Florida to high-quality teas, from floral white and green teas to assertive oolong and black teas. Evan Benn, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 Your tea’s packaging should offer guidance on water temperature and steep times (generally, black tea is brewed for four to five minutes with 212-degree water, with greens in the one- to three-minute range at lower temperatures, from 160 to 180 degrees). Becky Krystal, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 The flavorful confection is mixed with oat milk and black tea infused with cinnamon and warming spices. Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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