demitasse
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Nestled atop a pinch of hay in a small glass jar, an eggshell whose top has been sliced away to reveal a yellow custard awaits our demitasse spoons.
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021
Guernsey’s auction house says a wide array of Kennedy memorabilia — from Kennedy’s swimming trunks to a porcelain demitasse cup and saucer from the presidential yacht — will be offered Oct. 6-7.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2017
Other nautically themed offerings include a porcelain demitasse cup and saucer, trimmed with 24 karat gold, from the presidential yacht U.S.S.
From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2017
In profile it looks like a deformed demitasse, a dainty china cup whose handle curves around and warps into a sea monster's tentacle.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2014
Afterward, Desdemona brewed Greek coffee, serving it in demitasse cups with the brown foam, the lakia, on top.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
