Tea dregs?

Hi,

What do we call the materials left at the bottom of the tea glass when finished?

Is dregs possible? Yes, good word.

When I lived in England years ago, we said 'tea leaves'.

But in N.America, most people use a tea bag, whic

No the materials remaining at the top of the honey when we open the container door.

There is some stuff on top. What are they?

Thank you in advance

Iman

Hi,

No the materials remaining at the top of the honey when we open the container door. (say

when we take off the top / the lid.)


There is some stuff on top. What are they? I don't have a special word for this. It's

Thanks clive for your reply

Iman

(This is in terms of current American usage.) If you didn't use a tea bag, then there would be "tea leaves" left at the bottom of the cup (you wouldn't drink tea from a glass in the US). The term "honey dregs" would never be used. If you put honey in your tea and there is some honey left at the bottom of the cup after drinking the honey-sweetened tea, then you might say: "There's some honey

Dear Anonymous,

Thank you for your fruitful reply.

Iman