cream tea

noun

1. a typically British afternoon meal of tea served with scones, jams, and clotted cream.

2. high tea.

cream tea

noun

1. afternoon tea including bread or scones served with clotted cream and jam

Example Sentences

On Monday morning, the excitement began early for Maria and Chris Naynor and their three grandchildren, who left their home in Reading at 05:30 BST to get a prime spot along the Mall - armed with cream tea and gin and tonics.

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However, Mrs Malyon, who runs a cream tea company, admits her and husband Roger, 68, are "old enough to know better".

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Fractious disputes about scones rage on: Do you say “skon” or “skohn”? Is it acceptable to serve fruit scones at a cream tea, or only plain ones?

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Another concerns whether it is acceptable to serve fruit scones at a cream tea, or only plain ones.

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“What sort of fool decides to end a fractious month at the National Trust by posting a picture of a cream tea?”

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