Lexic.us

Definition of Afternoon tea

1. Noun. A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes. "An Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"

Definition of Afternoon tea

1. Noun. (U.K.) A formal meal comprising light snacks, accompanied by tea. ¹

2. Noun. (Australia NZ Hong Kong) A small meal or snack eaten between lunch and dinner; a period of time set aside for this purpose, taken as a break from work or from a conference. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Afternoon Tea

Literary usage of Afternoon tea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1872)
"afternoon tea. " I WISH you'd come, Daisy. You've no idea what it is, facing all those swells by oneself! ..."

2. Hawthorne and His Circle by Julian Hawthorne (1903)
"... Bebbington the holy peak"—The Old Yew of Eastham—Malice-prepense interest— History and afternoon tea — An East-Indian Englishman—The merchantman sticks ..."

3. The Up-to-date Waitress by Janet McKenzie Hill (1906)
"CHAPTER IX SERVING afternoon tea IN most houses, where a butler or parlor maid is employed, and in many houses where a cook and waitress make up the staff ..."

4. The Expert Waitress: A Manual for the Pantry, Kitchen, and Dining-room by Anne Frances Springsteed Cole, Anne Frances Springsteed (1894)
"The afternoon tea which may properly be placed under the ... The simple afternoon tea of a lady who is at home informally to her friends should be arranged ..."

5. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Kettle-drum, an afternoon tea. The term is sometimes thought to have ... Though afternoon tea ¡sa product of advanced civilization, its analogues may be ..."

6. The Art of Entertaining by Mary Elizabeth Wilson Sherwood (1892)
"afternoon tea. " And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate wait on each, ..."

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