Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dark Chinese tea that has been partially fermented before drying.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A variety of black tea with the flavor of green tea. Also written
oulong .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A fragrant variety of black tea having somewhat the flavor of green tea.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A partially
fermented tea which combines the characteristics ofgreen tea andblack tea .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being dried
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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For now I've just made a pot of high mountain oolong and plan to sip that and rest a bit.
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2005
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Have just prepared the thermos of high mountain oolong tea.
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2005
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Oolong tea is can induce higher metabolic rate and hence is called oolong weight loss tea.
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White, green, oolong and black all come from the same leaf but the way the leaves are processed-steamed, fermented oxidized, dried, or bruised-gives the tea the special characteristics of its category.
Tamie Adaya: Tea Time in Los Angeles and Around the World Tamie Adaya 2011
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White, green, oolong and black all come from the same leaf but the way the leaves are processed-steamed, fermented oxidized, dried, or bruised-gives the tea the special characteristics of its category.
Tamie Adaya: Tea Time in Los Angeles and Around the World Tamie Adaya 2011
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Royal Golden Yunnan for the morning, Green Dragon oolong for lunch, and fresh peppermint before bed.
Maria Rodale: A Visit to My Back Porch: Ari Picker of Lost in the Trees Maria Rodale 2011
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White, green, oolong and black all come from the same leaf but the way the leaves are processed-steamed, fermented oxidized, dried, or bruised-gives the tea the special characteristics of its category.
Tamie Adaya: Tea Time in Los Angeles and Around the World Tamie Adaya 2011
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White, green, oolong and black all come from the same leaf but the way the leaves are processed-steamed, fermented oxidized, dried, or bruised-gives the tea the special characteristics of its category.
Tamie Adaya: Tea Time in Los Angeles and Around the World Tamie Adaya 2011
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White, green, oolong and black all come from the same leaf but the way the leaves are processed-steamed, fermented oxidized, dried, or bruised-gives the tea the special characteristics of its category.
Tamie Adaya: Tea Time in Los Angeles and Around the World Tamie Adaya 2011
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White, green, oolong and black all come from the same leaf but the way the leaves are processed-steamed, fermented oxidized, dried, or bruised-gives the tea the special characteristics of its category.
Tamie Adaya: Tea Time in Los Angeles and Around the World Tamie Adaya 2011
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