'Hyson skin' definitions:

Definition of 'Hyson skin'

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  • Hyson \Hy"son\, n. [Chin. hi-tshun, lit., first crop, or blooming spring.] A fragrant kind of green tea. [1913 Webster]
  • Hyson skin, the light and inferior leaves separated from the hyson by a winnowing machine. --M`Culloch. [1913 Webster]