high tea
a late afternoon or early evening meal similar to a light supper.
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Liz talked of traveling the world, shopping for shoes and purses, mother-daughter spa trips for manis, pedis, and massages, and high tea at the ever-so-elegant Huntington Library.
It is Miss Manners’ understanding that in Scotland, high tea is somewhat closer to afternoon tea in England, but it is still not quite the same thing, because it includes hot food — meat pie, fish, game or such — and hearty baked goods.
Miss Manners: Newspaper rule still applies, even in digital age | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | May 31, 2021 | Washington PostTherefore, high tea includes meat and other hot foods and baked goods.
Miss Manners: Newspaper rule still applies, even in digital age | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | May 31, 2021 | Washington PostWe are planning on attending a high tea at Edinburgh Castle.
Miss Manners: Newspaper rule still applies, even in digital age | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | May 31, 2021 | Washington PostThe whole village participated in traditional tribal attire, coming together to pray and enjoy a high tea.
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She planned for Sunday an automobile ride; she was to hire the car from the Axminister garage, and a high tea afterward.
The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanThen the maid burst out of the kitchen with a tray and the principal utensils for high tea thereon.
The Regent | E. Arnold BennettOf all pernicious customs there is none more to be deprecated than that of high tea, as it is called.
Nervous Breakdowns and How to Avoid Them | Charles David MusgroveLate that afternoon he had gratified Nanna by sharing her high tea, and so he was not expected in the dining-room.
What Timmy Did | Marie Adelaide Belloc LowndesHe would sit, after high tea, of which cold fried fish was the prime ingredient, dozing over the Jewish weekly.
Ghetto Comedies | Israel Zangwill
British Dictionary definitions for high tea
British See tea (def. 4c)
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