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English breakfast
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English
Noun
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en countable en full English breakfast.
en usually uncountable en English breakfast tea.
en 1910 September Georgia Fraser VIII Crow-Step New York, N.Y. Witter and Kintner 104 https://archive.org/details/crowstep00frasgoog/page/n114/mode/1up 11081201 His frequent remarks to her father, his renewal at intervals of his cup of English breakfast and cream, caused Sophie spasms of impatience.
en 1997 Tea Supplement Asian Hotel & Catering Times Hong Kong Thomson Press 24 https://books.google.com/books?id=G1MsAQAAMAAJ&q=%22English+breakfast%22 3 29946020 There’s no denying that a nice strong cup of English breakfast or a double espresso can provide a kick start, but there are plenty of fruit and herbal alternatives that can do the same trick.
en 2004 w:Peter Straub 10 In the Night Room: A Novel New York, N.Y. w:Random House part 1 (Willy’s Losing Her Mind Again/So Is Tim) 44–45 https://archive.org/details/innightroomnovel00stra/page/44/mode/1up 1-4000-6252-7 He left her sitting on the porch by herself, the mistress of the wicker chair, a front yard festooned with pickup trucks, and two hot cups of English breakfast she had not wanted in the first place.
en 2009 Innkeeping Quarterly 3–4 Haddon Heights, N.J. Professional Association of Innkeepers International 28 https://books.google.com/books?id=gWIsAQAAMAAJ&q=%22English+Breakfasts%22 1 182776060 Breakfast teas tend to be hearty and are often blends of tea from India and Africa. Favorites include English Breakfasts, Earl Greys, Ceylons, and Assams.
en 4 June 2009 Danny King Blue Collar London Serpent’s Tail 18 (Jason and the Lagernauts) and 75 (The greaseless spoon) https://books.google.com/books?id=VK4LAQAAMAAJ&q=%22English+breakfast%22 978 1 84668 701 3 ‘Just had a cup of tea and went. Have you heard of English breakfast?’ ‘What, d’you mean like eggs and bacon?’ ‘No, like English breakfast tea?’ ‘Tea up,’ I said, returning to the bedroom and handing Charley a steaming hot cup of English breakfast.
en 2014 Vanessa Greene Thursday 14 August The Seafront Tea Rooms London Sphere 35 https://archive.org/details/seafronttearooms0000gree/page/35/mode/1up 978-0-7515-5223-2 She remembered the Sunday afternoons she and Sarah had spent at the Rosebud, catching up over cups of English breakfast and carrot cake.
en 2019 JL Merrow 20 Counter Culture Burnsville, N.C. Riptide Publishing 150 https://books.google.com/books?id=qVBkEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA150 978-1-62649-921-8 Of course, in an actual competition we’d both have cups of English breakfast or Earl Grey, and the same amount of milk for fairness, but this’ll do for you to get the idea.
en 2021 Joani Elliott 29 https://books.google.com/books?id=3PUlEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT213 The Audacity of Sara Grayson: A Novel New York, N.Y.; Nashville, Tenn. w:Post Hill Press 978-1-64293-783-1 She sipped hot English breakfast from her thermos and pulled the blanket close around her.
en 2023 Stuart Field 26 https://books.google.com/books?id=NTSzEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT172 Not a Friend of the Family A Friend of the Family 2 [Northwood, London] Next Chapter 9784824172020 ‘What kind would you like?’ replied the waitress. / ‘I don’t know, I’m not really a tea drinker,’ Melanie said with a lost puppy look. The girl laughed once more. / ‘Tell you what, I’ll bring you a cup of English breakfast,’ the girl said, her smile growing broader but holding a different content.
en 2024 Abby Corson 2 https://books.google.com/books?id=PlTtEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 The Concierge London Black & White Publishing 978-1-7853-0681-5 So, I confess—I am at home. In my lounge room to be exact. In a big, reddish brown Chesterfield armchair holding a cup of English breakfast, no milk, and looking out at my little garden, complete with a stone wall at the end and a few pairs of socks and undies on a washing line.
Derived terms
en English-breakfast tea
en terms derived from toponyms
en Foods Tea