🫖Tea-strainer

noun
/tiː ˈstreɪnər/

Meaning

a small perforated device used to strain tea leaves from brewed tea

Example Sentences

I always use a tea-strainer when pouring tea into cups.

Synonyms

tea filter, tea sieve

Antonyms

tea pot, tea cup

Collocations

fine tea-strainer, mesh tea-strainer, silver tea-strainer

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