cream tea

American  

noun

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

2. high tea.

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cream tea British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

"I do not believe that over £10.00 for a cream tea is sustainable in this business when people are between £300 and £500 a month worse off," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2022

For most people cream tea is a pleasant, indulgent affair to be savoured.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2018

All we needed to carry was a small backpack with water, snacks, and the knowledge that there would be cream tea waiting for us at the end of each day.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2018

He was talking to her like a toddler and then started taking photos of the cream tea.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2010

But, at the same time, the ham and eggs and cream tea was to be a part of their day, and they were not going to be deprived of it.

From Kitty Trenire by Quiller-Couch, Mabel