"Earl Grey" meaning in All languages combined

See Earl Grey on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Earl Greys [plural]
Etymology: Reputed by to be named after Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey. A “Grey's Tea” is known from the 1850s, but the first known published references to an “Earl Grey” tea are advertisements by Charlton & Co. of Jermyn Street in London in the 1880s. Etymology templates: {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey}} Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, {{named-after|en|Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey|nocap=1|wplink==}} named after Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|head=Earl Grey}} Earl Grey (usually uncountable, plural Earl Greys)
  1. A blend of black tea flavoured with oil from the rind of the bergamot orange. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Tea Categories (lifeform): Citrus subfamily plants
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  2. A serving of this kind of tea. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (a type of tea): 伯爵茶 (bójuéchá) (Chinese Mandarin), Earl Grey (Finnish), アールグレイ (āru gurei) (Japanese), Эрл Грей (Erl Grej) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Earl_Grey-en-noun-ND5ntbCX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'a type of tea': 43 57

Inflected forms

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