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Earl Grey

Earl Grey noun: a blend of black tea flavoured with oil from the rind of the bergamot orange.

earl grey: a blend of black tea flavoured with oil from the rind of the bergamot orange
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Noun

Earl Grey (usually uncountable, plural Earl Greys)

  1. (usually) A blend of black tea flavoured with oil from the rind of the bergamot orange.
    • I'll hazard I can do more damage on my laptop sitting in my pyjamas before my first cup of Earl Grey than you can do in a year in the field.2012, Skyfall, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
  2. (countable, usually) A serving of this kind of tea.
    • Two Earl Greys, please.

Forms of Earl Grey

pluralEarl Greys

Origin of Earl Grey

Reputed to be named after Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. A “Grey's Tea” is known from the 1850s, but the first known published references to an “Earl Grey” tea are advertisements by Charlton & Co. of Jermyn Street in London in the 1880s.

Questions about Earl Grey

What does Earl Grey mean?
Earl Grey means a blend of black tea flavoured with oil from the rind of the bergamot orange.
What part of speech is Earl Grey?
Earl Grey is a noun.
What is the plural of Earl Grey?
The plural of Earl Grey is Earl Greys.

Words near Earl Grey in the dictionary

  1. eariness
  2. earing
  3. earings
  4. Earith
  5. earl
  6. Earl Grey
  7. Earl Greys
  8. earl marshal
  9. earl marshals
  10. Earl of Cork
  11. Earl Shilton

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