{Hyson skin}, the light and inferior leaves separated from the hyson by a winnowing machine. --M`Culloch. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hyson-skin — hyˈson skin noun The refuse of hyson tea removed by winnowing • • • Main Entry: ↑hyson … Useful english dictionary
hyson skin — noun : the light and inferior leaves separated from hyson by a winnowing machine … Useful english dictionary
Hyson — Hy son, n. [Chin. hi tshun, lit., first crop, or blooming spring.] A fragrant kind of green tea. [1913 Webster] {Hyson skin}, the light and inferior leaves separated from the hyson by a winnowing machine. M Culloch. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hyson — [hī′sən] n. [Chin hsi tchun, lit., blooming spring, first crop] a variety of Chinese green tea: the early crop is called young hyson, and the inferior leaves are called hyson skin … English World dictionary
hyson — /ˈhaɪsən/ (say huysuhn) noun a Chinese green tea, the early crop and the inferior leaves being called young hyson and hyson skin respectively. {Cantonese hei ch un, literally, blooming spring (Mandarin hsi ch un)} …
Thee — (ein chinesisches Wort aus der Fokien Mundart), die getrockneten Blätter des Theestrauches (Thea sinensis), einer zur Familie der Camellieae gehörigen Pflanze, welche in China, Japan, Cochinchina u. einigen Gegenden des östlichen u. südlichen… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Arabian tea — Tea Tea (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[ e].] 1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea Chinensis} or {Camellia Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Assam tea — Tea Tea (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[ e].] 1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea Chinensis} or {Camellia Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Australian tea — Tea Tea (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[ e].] 1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea Chinensis} or {Camellia Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Botany Bay tea — Tea Tea (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[ e].] 1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea Chinensis} or {Camellia Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
