yvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

cambric tea

noun

  1. a mixture of hot water and milk, with sugar and, often, weak tea.


Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of cambric tea1

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Discover More

Example Sentences

They sat the dolls about the table and went down to the kitchen for milk and hot water for the “cambric tea,” as Mrs. Adams called the beverage.

From

No sweet crackers and ‘cambric tea’ for mine, if you please!”

From

Fact is, I've always been fond of cambric tea, and this is just right.

From

Dot had two plates of it, besides her pretty cup of cambric tea.

From

I think there is still a little milk, for it didn’t take much for the cambric tea, and we can have more of that.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement