: a small cup usually with a handle used with a saucer for hot beverages
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His teacup and the plantation papers are not just randomly connected by the coincidence of my seeing them on the same day.
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Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
Across 7 installations, 38 topiary and planted sculptures depict Alice spinning amid the teacups, the Cheshire cat, the queen's chess set, and the white rabbit.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2025
As usual, the young teacup rolls around looking like a disembodied head, but here, the illusion is especially convincing, as the bottom of the cart appears to be fully transparent when other actors walk behind it.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
As of last year Gracie is the proud dog mommy of a teacup Pomeranian named Yeti.
—Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
Across 7 installations, 38 topiary and planted sculptures depict Alice spinning amid the teacups, the Cheshire cat, the queen's chess set, and the white rabbit.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2025
As usual, the young teacup rolls around looking like a disembodied head, but here, the illusion is especially convincing, as the bottom of the cart appears to be fully transparent when other actors walk behind it.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
As of last year Gracie is the proud dog mommy of a teacup Pomeranian named Yeti.
—Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
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“Teacup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teacup. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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teacup
noun
tea·cup
ˈtē-ˌkəp 
: a small cup used with a saucer for hot beverages
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