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tea-leaf

tea-leaf is the alternative form of tea leaf.

Meaning of tea leaf

Noun

tea leaf (plural tea leaves)

  1. (in plural) A dried fragment of a leaf of the tea plant used in making the drink tea.
  2. (Cockney, slang) A thief.

Forms of tea-leaf

pluraltea-leaves

Questions about tea-leaf

What is tea-leaf the alternative form of?
Tea-leaf is the alternative form of tea leaf.

Words near tea-leaf in the dictionary

  1. tea-gowns
  2. tea-house
  3. tea-houses
  4. tea-kettle
  5. tea-kettles
  6. tea-leaf
  7. tea-leafing
  8. tea-leaved
  9. tea-leaved willow
  10. tea-leaved willows
  11. tea-leaves

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