Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A public establishment serving tea and light refreshments.
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- noun a
public restaurant that sellstea andlight refreshments
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
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Examples
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The geisha's ritual of preparing herself for the teahouse is a very elaborate affair; how essentially does it differ from a Western women's preparation for a date?
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The word teahouse seems to be used to describe anything from a wooden shed to a more solid looking stone or concrete building.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010
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Tracy, who mistakenly thinks Moby’s teahouse is in Park Slope.
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Go in, pick a table (they’re imitation of the old-school style tables and stools you’ll find in teahouse over China).
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But the approach to the teahouse is a kind of long story.
Metropolis POV | Metropolis Magazine Edward Lifson 2010
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But the approach to the teahouse is a kind of long story.
Metropolis POV | Metropolis Magazine Edward Lifson 2010
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The teahouse is the oldest in Shanghai, and I expected it to be really over priced, but it wasn't.
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An updated version gives more details, including the sad fact that the tale involved the Dean and 9 other profs taking femme students to a "teahouse".
Daily Links, New Years, 2006-7 Michael Turton 2006
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An updated version gives more details, including the sad fact that the tale involved the Dean and 9 other profs taking femme students to a "teahouse".
Archive 2006-12-01 Michael Turton 2006
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I call it a "teahouse" because a kanazuwa _is_ more like a teahouse than a pub or a saloon.
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