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congou
congou (ˈkɒŋguː, ˈkɒŋgə) Also congo, kongo. [ad. Chinese kung-fu work, and workman, kung-fu-ch‘a app. tea on which work or labour is expended. The omission of the f is the foreigner's corruption (Prof. Legge).] A kind of black tea imported from China.1725 Lond. Gaz. No. 6376/3 Next Week will be sold... Oxford English Dictionary
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Congou
Congou () is a description of a black Chinese tea variety used by 19th-century tea importers in America and Europe. The popular variety Panyang Congou (or Panyong Congou) is a corruption of Tanyang (), the name of a small village in Fu'an, Fujian that popularized the wikipedia.org
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amadavat
‖ amadavat (ˌæmədəˈvæt) Also avadavat. [The name in various Indian langs.] An Indian song-bird (Estrilda amandava), brown in colour with white spots.1777 Sheridan Sch. Scan. v. i, A few presents now and then..congou tea, avadavats, and Indian crackers. 1813 J. Forbes Orient. Mem. I. 47 Amadavats and... Oxford English Dictionary
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Keemun
Other varieties include those specifically tailored for the Gongfu tea ceremony (Keemun Gongfu, or Congou – ) and Keemun Xin Ya (), an early bud variety wikipedia.org
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campoi
campoi (kæmˈpɔɪ) [Cantonese pronunc. of Chinese kien picked, selected + pei fire.] A fired variety of Congou tea.1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 291/1 An Account of the Quantity and Prices of several sorts of Tea sold in England..: Bohea..Congou..Campoi..Souchong..Pekoe. 1860 Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 5) III. 855 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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English breakfast tea
Davies, an English immigrant, started with a base of Congou and added a bit of Pekoe and Pouchong. wikipedia.org
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Formosa
Formosa (fɔːˈməʊsə) [See next.] Used attrib. in names of products of Formosa, esp. Formosa tea (also ellipt.).1889 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Ind. 30 Nov. 931/1 Formosa camphor in the Hong Kong market rose to 30 dols. per picul. 1892 [see pekoe v.]. 1896 J. D. Clark Formosa 58 The fear lest Formosa Tea, being... Oxford English Dictionary
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List of Chinese teas
white Bai Jiguan — oolong Bai Mudan — white Baimao Hou — green Ban Tian Yao — oolong Biluochun — green Bu Zhi Chun — oolong Chun Mee — green "Congou wikipedia.org
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Keemun
Keemun (ˈkiːmuːn) Also Kee-Moon, Kee Mun, Kee-mun. The name of a district in China used to describe a black tea grown there. Also attrib.1892 J. M. Walsh Tea v. 85 Kee-mun..is another of the newest descriptions of China Congou teas... The dried leaf varies considerably in style and appearance, some ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Swedish East India Company
Chests of tea: Bohea, in 2885 chests Congou () Souchong () Pekoe () Hyson and "Hyson Skin" (together ) Textiles: Damasks and heavier damasks for wikipedia.org
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bohea
bohea, a. and n. (bəʊˈhiː) Also 8 bohee. [ad. Chinese Wu-i(shan) the Wu-i hills in north of Fuhkien. Morrison gives ‘Bohea Tea, wu i cha’ (cha = tea), and Edkins, Mandarin Gram. 89, says that the Fuhkien dialect uses b for w or v. By some 18th c. writers accented ˈbohea.] A. adj. Of the Wu-i hills, ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Chinese tea
often reflects English usage, and historical or southern-Chinese pronunciation rather than official modern pinyin, for example; Bohea (武夷茶 wǔyí chá), Congou wikipedia.org
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seller
▪ I. seller1 (ˈsɛlə(r)) Forms: 3–4 sullere, 4 suller, -ar, Kent. zeller, 4–5 siller(e, 5 sellere, -ar(e, -our, 5–6 syller, 4– seller. [f. sell v. + -er1.] 1. a. One who sells.c 1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 213 Þe sullere loueð his þing dere... Ðe beger bet litel þar fore. c 1380 Wyclif Wks. (1880) 90 Most ... Oxford English Dictionary
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bonde
▪ I. bond, n.1 (bɒnd) Also 4–5 boond, 5–7 bonde, 6 bound. [ME. bond, a phonetic var. of band n.1 (cf. land lond, stand stond, etc.), used interchangeably with it in early senses; but bond preserved more distinctly the connexion with bind, bound, and is now the leading or exclusive form in branch II.... Oxford English Dictionary
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tea
▪ I. tea, n. (tiː) Forms: 7 (9) tay, tey, 7 té, thé, the, 7–8 tee, thea, 7– tea. See also cha, chia. [= F. thé, Sp. te, It. tè, Du. and Ger. thee, Da., Sw. te, mod.L. thea; ad. (perh. through Malay te, teh) Chinese, Amoy dialect te, in Fuchau tiä = Mandarin ch'a (in ancient Chinese prob. kia); whenc... Oxford English Dictionary
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