Definition of Orange pekoe

1. Noun. A superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java.

Exact synonyms: Pekoe
Generic synonyms: Black Tea

Definition of Orange pekoe

1. Noun. An expensive grade of black tea from India and Sri Lanka ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orange Pekoe

orange daisy
orange fleabane
orange grove
orange hawkweed
orange horseshoe bat
orange juice
orange liqueur
orange marmalade
orange milkweed
orange milkwort
orange mushroom pimple
orange peel
orange peel fungus
orange peels
orange pekoe (current term)
orange red
orange rind
orange roughy
orange sneezeweed
orange soda
orange squash
orange stick
orange sticks
orange tip
orange tips
orange toast
orange tortrix
orange tree
orange wood

Literary usage of Orange pekoe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Residence Among the Chinese: Inland, on the Coast, and at Sea. Being a by Robert Fortune (1857)
"... Prices paid for them — Manufacture of "caper" described — Inferior ditto •— " Lie capers " — orange pekoe — High character of foreign merchants in China ..."

2. Hand Book of the United States Tariff: Containing the Tariff Act of 1913 by Vandegrift, F.B., & Co, William Watson Rich, United States (1913)
"8. Japan, basket fired. 9. Japan, dust. 10. Scented orange pekoe (used for capers). 11. Scented Canton. 12. Canton Oolong. Comparison with Standards. 20. ..."

3. Golden Tips: A Description of Ceylon and Its Great Tea Industry by Henry William Cave (1900)
"The Broken orange pekoe travels along the lowest tray till it reaches the ... The other grades, orange pekoe, Pekoe, and Souchong, are all treated in like ..."

4. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"Again, by the economy of nature the most valuable substances Grains Flowery pekoe or tip i orange pekoe leaf 1 Pekoe leaf 2i First souchong leaf 5 Second ..."

5. China: A History of the Laws, Manners, and Customs of the People by John Henry Gray (1878)
"Scented orange pekoe is made in the provinces of ... The leaves of Foo-chow Scented orange pekoe are small and closely twisted. In colour they are yellow, ..."

6. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1856)
"Scented teas for the foreign markets are nearly all made in Canton, and arc known to merchants by the names of ' Scented orange pekoe,' and ' Scented Caper. ..."

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