kitchen tea

American  

noun

Australian.

1. a prewedding party to which guests bring an item of kitchenware or other gifts for the bride; shower.

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kitchen tea British  

noun

1. a party held before a wedding to which female guests bring items of kitchen equipment as wedding presents

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Etymology

Origin of kitchen tea

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Spacious marble kitchen, tea room, speakeasy, outdoor pool with kitchen, tennis courts, two gyms, soccer field, multiple fountains; property includes 4,500 square-foot guesthouse.

From Washington Times

For her, the contest means watching TV in the family kitchen, tea in one hand, phone in the other, ready to vote.

From BBC

Piles of rations and, in the kitchen, tea and coffee being made from a dark, cast-iron kettle.

From BBC

In the confusion that followed the mouse, he had eaten all the black-currant jam that was put out for kitchen tea, and for this too, he apologised handsomely as soon as it was pointed out to him.

From Project Gutenberg

Principal, Miss Farmer's School of Cookery Cooking Editor, Woman's Home Companion IF YOU wish to earn money at home through home cooked food and catering—if you would like to own and conduct a food shop, candy kitchen, tea room, cafeteria or lunch room—if you wish to manage a profitable guest house or small hotel, you will be interested in this new correspondence course.

From Project Gutenberg