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Definition of Demitasse
1. Noun. Small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream.
2. Noun. Small coffee cup; for serving black coffee.
Definition of Demitasse
1. n. A small cup for, or of, black coffee.
Definition of Demitasse
1. Noun. A small cup of strong black coffee. ¹
2. Noun. The cup in which this coffee is served. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Demitasse
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demitasse
Literary usage of Demitasse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Taste of Jamaica by Paris Permenter, John Bigley (1999)
"Pour into four demitasse cups already V4 filled with coffee (sherbet glasses may
also be used). Garnish with chocolate. Serve hot or chilled. Serves four. ..."
2. Pieces of Hate and Other Enthusiasms by Heywood Broun (1922)
"... lived and died without once having any memory worth preserving after the
demitasse. The trouble, we think, is that dinner guests are much too friendly. ..."
3. The Life and Adventures, Songs, Services, and Speeches of Private Miles O by Charles Graham Halpine (1864)
"Private O'Keilly tossed off a demitasse, and then gave, with irresistible drollery
and a really fine baritone voice, the following words, to the well known ..."
4. The Writing of English by John Matthews Manly, Edith Rickert (1920)
"AND THEN LAKE VIEW 11 "demitasse," he said. He smiled amiably as through the rich
velvet of the Havana haze he viewed the world anew. He turned idly. ..."
5. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days by Elbert Hubbard (1914)
"... or until death do them join. 2. A way- station, not the end of the journey.
3. The aspiration of two vowels to be a diphthong. 4. Love's demitasse. ..."
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