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Saucer

A saucer is a small type of dishware

Dishware

Dishware is the general term for the dishes used in serving, and eating food, including plate s and bowls. Dinnerware is a synonym, especially meaning a set of dishes, including serving pieces....
specifically for use with and for supporting a cup

Drinkware

Drinkware, or beverageware, is a general term for Vessel....
- a cylindrical cup intended for coffee or a half-sphere teacup

Teacup

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A saucer is a small type of dishware

Dishware

Drinkware

Drinkware, or beverageware, is a general term for Vessel....
- a cylindrical cup intended for coffee or a half-sphere teacup

Teacup

A teacup is a small cup with a handle, generally a small one that may be grasped with the thumb and one or two fingers. It is typically made of a ceramic material....
for tea. Additionally, the saucer is a distant cousin to the plate. It may be used to house a soggy tea bag, though this controversial practise is very much frowned upon by purists. The saucer has a raised center with a depression sized to fit a mating cup. Saucers were originally used to cool the contents of the cup; the hot liquid was poured into the saucer, with the wider surface area cooling the liquid rapidly. No longer used for this purpose, the saucer is useful to protect surfaces from possible damage due to the heat of a cup, and to catch overflow, splashes, and drips from the cup, so protecting both table linen and the user sitting in a free standing chair who holds both cup and saucer. The saucer also provides a convenient place to place a damp spoon

Spoon

A spoon is a utensil consisting of a small shallow bowl, oval or round, at the end of a handle. A type of cutlery , especially as part of a table setting, it is used primarily for serving and eating liquid or semisolid food , and solid foods such as rice and cereal which cannot easily be lifted with a fork....
, as might be used to stir the drink in the cup in order to mix sweeteners or creamers into tea

Tea

Tea refers to the agricultural products of the leaves, leaf buds, and internodes of the Camellia sinensis plant, prepared and cured by various methods....
or coffee

Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the Coffea. Caffeinated coffee has a stimulating effect in humans....
. Not only are saucers used by humans, they are also used by animals, e.g. cats may drink or eat from saucers.

Although often part of a place setting in a dinner set, teacups

Teacup

A teacup is a small cup with a handle, generally a small one that may be grasped with the thumb and one or two fingers. It is typically made of a ceramic material....
with unique styling are often sold with matching saucers, sometimes alone, or as part of a tea set

Tea set

A tea set, in the Western tradition, is a suite of dishware sold in a group for use at afternoon tea or a formal tea party.Tea sets vary greatly in quality and price, from inexpensive mass-produced items to high-end, limited edition items....
, including a teapot and small dessert plates

Plate (dishware)

A plate is a type of dishware, being a broad, concave but mainly flat vessel on which food is served. They can also be used for ceremonial value....
. A set of four is typical for a tea set. See also demitasse

Demitasse

A demitasse is a small cup, literally "half cup", used to serve Turkish coffee or espresso. It typically has about 60-90 millilitre capacity ? half the size of a full coffee cup ....
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