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rich teas

noun·EverydayBritishtrademark

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UK/ˌrɪtʃ ˈtiːz/
US/ˌrɪtʃ ˈtiz/

Meanings

  1. nouncountableBritishtrademark

    A plain, light, round British biscuit, often eaten with tea and made by the Rich Tea brand.

    Grammar: Countable: one rich tea, two rich teas. The plural is the usual form in speech.

    Patterns

    • a packet of rich teas
    • eat a rich tea
    • dunk a rich tea in tea

    She bought a packet of rich teas to have with her afternoon cup of tea.

    He dunked a rich tea in his mug and it broke in half.

    There were only two rich teas left in the tin.

  2. nounproperBritishtrademark

    The brand name for this type of biscuit, used especially in the UK.

    Grammar: Usually written with a capital R and T: Rich Tea. The plural 'Rich Teas' refers to more than one biscuit of this brand.

    Patterns

    • Rich Tea biscuit
    • a pack of Rich Teas

    Rich Tea is one of the best-known biscuit brands in Britain.

    I prefer Rich Teas to chocolate digestives because they are less sweet.

    The supermarket's own-brand version of Rich Teas is cheaper than the original.

Word forms

pluralrich teas

Common combinations

a packet of rich teas
Could you pick up a packet of rich teas while you're at the shop?
dunk a rich tea
Don't dunk a rich tea for too long or it will fall apart.
a cup of tea and a rich tea
A cup of tea and a rich tea is a classic British snack.
Rich Tea biscuit
The recipe uses crushed Rich Tea biscuits for the base.
plain rich teas
I bought plain rich teas, not the chocolate-covered ones.

Synonyms and how they differ

biscuit
Biscuit is the general word for any small, hard, sweet cake in British English; a rich tea is one specific kind.
cookie
Cookie is the American word for a biscuit, and it often means a softer, sweeter type; a rich tea is thin and crisp.
cracker
A cracker is thin and dry but usually salty, not sweet, so it is not a good substitute for a rich tea.

Word family

Rich Tea noun
The brand name itself, often written with capitals.

Commonly confused: rich teas or rich tea? rich teas or Earl Grey?

rich teas vs rich tea

The singular form means one biscuit. 'Rich teas' is the plural, used for more than one.

rich teas vs Earl Grey

Earl Grey is a type of tea, not a biscuit. A rich tea is a biscuit often eaten with tea.

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