teacaddy (tekad"i)

See caddy4, 2. The great, mysterious tea-urn, the chased silver tea caddy , the precise and well-considered movements of Mi Deborah as she rinsed the old embo ed silver teapots in the boiling water. H. B. Stowe , Oldtown, p. 294. tea-cake (tēkāk), n. A kind of light cake to be eaten with tea or at the meal called tea . Ann had made tea - cake , and there was no need for Milly to go for rolls that afternoon. The Century , XXXVII. 105. tea-canister (te'kan is-ter), n. A jar or box, usually of simple form and having a double cover, the inner cover being made to fit airtight. Such canisters are made of metal as well as earthenware and porcelain, and are brought from China and Japan in great numbers.