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orange pekoe
noun
- a black tea composed of the smallest top leaves and grown in India and Ceylon.
- any India or Ceylon tea of good quality.
orange pekoe
noun
- a superior grade of black tea made from the small leaves at the tips of the plant stems and growing in India and Sri Lanka
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Word History and Origins
Origin of orange pekoe1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
"The condemned man ate a hearty tea of Orange Pekoe and cress sandwiches," he reflected silently.
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But here he had to choose intelligently among orange pekoe, oolong, Ceylon, and English-breakfast teas.
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Tea gathered exclusively from buds and tips is called "flowery;" if the first young leaf be included, it is "orange pekoe."
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The second leaves make the tea called "orange pekoe," while the third leaves produce a grade of tea called simply "pekoe."
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Becky ate little cream cakes with fluted crusts, and drank Orange Pekoe.
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