pink tea

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a formal tea or reception.

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Etymology

Origin of pink tea

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Before I could think of what to say, Mama picked up florist wire, kitchen shears, and a bucket of pink tea roses and scooted past me.

From Literature

A shimmering pink tea beckoned from a glass jug at Greenhouse Café’s booth at the Queen Anne Farmers Market recently.

From Seattle Times

Pink tea dresses covered in flowers.

From New York Times

If you go, try: Pink Tea, which contains milk that’s been boiled with green tea leaves and saffron strands, and has a soft pink color and fragrant aftertaste.

From Washington Post

It was a tailored tie-silk dressing gown, beige, with a pretty pattern of minute pink tea roses.

From Literature