black tea

noun

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

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In response, Soueif began a hunger strike, subsisting on water, rehydration salts, and black tea and coffee. Sam Knight, New Yorker, 23 May 2025 Take the Yuanyang Martini, an espresso martini with black sesame and black tea or Red Robe, featuring cognac, bourbon, oolong tea and white miso. Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025 With notes of lemon, peach, black tea, and a blend of botanical extracts like elderflower, basil,… RIDE Ural Anyone with a shred of sense knows that at some point in the not-too-distant future the world is going to end. Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 17 May 2025 The palate exhibits maple syrup, black tea tannins, and bitter chocolate. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 May 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 3 Jun. 2025.

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