teapots
- Term Type
Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Preferred Term
teapots
- Details
Covered vessels for brewing and serving tea, usually with one spout, which is often long and gracefully curved, and, on the opposite side of the vessel, one handle, and sometimes small feet. Distinguished from "teakettles" which usually have a short pouring spout, a bail handle, and a broad, flat bottom, and are used for heating water from which tea is made.
- Variations
teapot
pots, tea
pot, tea
tea pots
- Broader Term