pekoe
Example Sentences
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The chain’s sweet tea is said to be a "refreshing blend of orange pekoe and pekoe cut black tea," which can range between 90 and 220 calories.
From Fox News ● Oct. 20, 2021
Sit for 90 minutes, have a cup of orange pekoe and feel satisfied.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2013
There is leaf size to consider too: the term orange pekoe, for instance, has nothing to do with oranges but denotes whether the leaf is a bud or the tip of a bud.
From Time Magazine Archive
She lifted her glass and wondered whether Levy Pants was beginning to reek a little of used pekoe.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Father bolted again, and whispered to Mother, who stood where he had left her, “Lettuce sandwiches and tea, and for Heaven’s sake make the tea taste as much like orange pekoe as you can.”
From The Innocents A Story for Lovers by Lewis, Sinclair
