Difference between revisions of "Tea leaves"
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | ''Camellia sinensis''; ''Thea sinensis''; te (Dan., Nor., Sven.); Tee (Deut.); hojas de | + | ''Camellia sinensis''; ''Thea sinensis''; te (Dan., Nor., Sven.); Tee (Deut.); hojas de té (Esp.); thé (Fr.); tè (It.); thee (Ned.); herbata (Pol.); folhas de chá (Port.); tea dust; tea bags |
== Additional Images == | == Additional Images == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 |
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "tea" | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "tea" Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005]. |
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005) | ||
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* ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | * ''Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia'', Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 | ||
| − | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
Revision as of 06:45, 24 July 2013
Description
A natural brown dye obtained from the leave of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis and Thea sinensis). A hot water extract of the leaves produces a dark brown liquid that dyes wool a light brown to rose brown color. Tea dye has good color fastness on wool but not on cotton.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Camellia sinensis; Thea sinensis; te (Dan., Nor., Sven.); Tee (Deut.); hojas de té (Esp.); thé (Fr.); tè (It.); thee (Ned.); herbata (Pol.); folhas de chá (Port.); tea dust; tea bags
Additional Images
Tea bush Camellia sinensis
Tea leaves
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "tea" Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. [Accessed 28 Sept. 2005].
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea (Accessed Sept. 28, 2005)
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998