Definition of teacup
:a small cup usually with a handle used with a saucer for hot beverages
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In Martha Stewart’s world, peonies bloom big, vintage teacups stand in pretty rows and Snoop Dog works the stove. Immerse yourself in all the good things that are Martha this fall when the Martha Stewart Experience comes to Carmel.
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In true Prohibition style, some cocktails are served in teacups.
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Officials have compared the process to pouring water from one teacup to another.
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One shelf is carefully lined with teacups Rosalie collected during her world travels.
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My mother had some black China once, but then my sister broke one of the teacup saucers and ruined the set.
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This latest storm in a teacup shows just how dangerous Donald Trump's utter disregard for the most basic norms of democracy (not to mention international diplomacy) is.
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Founded by two Belfast boys, the bar evokes Irish immigrant watering holes, with sawdust on the floor and whiskey punch served in teacups.
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Anne’ in a way that’s been done, that’s very charming, teacups and doilies and ‘
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First Known Use of teacup
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