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Definition of Teatime
1. Noun. A light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes. "An Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"
Generic synonyms: Meal, Repast
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Teatime
1. Noun. (chiefly British) the traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Teatime
1. the customary time for tea [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teatime
Literary usage of Teatime
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Man who Did the Right Thing: A Romance by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1921)
"A couple of armed porters arrived during teatime, their calico clothing still
adhering to their brown bodies from the rain storm through which they had ..."
2. The Man who Did the Right Thing: A Romance by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1921)
"A couple of armed porters arrived during teatime, their calico clothing still
adhering to their brown bodies from the rain storm through which they had ..."
3. A Primary Cook Book: For New Beginners in Housekeeping by E. Putnam (1862)
"After dinner fill your teakettle, set it on the kitchen fire, which is low, (if
it does not quite boil by teatime set it on the parlor fire a few moments. ..."
4. Londonby Alice Taucher, Ken Bernstein by Alice Taucher, Ken Bernstein (2000)
"teatime TREATS teatime in the bustling city is possibly something only a tourist
has time for, at least on a working day. In the proper British fashion, ..."
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