five-o'clock tea

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To-morrow was Sunday, and the proposal referred, clearly, to the custom of "five-o'clock" tea, known to him only by the contemporary novel of manners and the catchy advertisement of table-linen.

From The Finer Grain by James, Henry

The two were seated this Tuesday evening, a week after Mrs. Stapleton's visit to the Stantons, in the drawing-room of the Queen's Gate house, over the remnants of what corresponded to five-o'clock tea.

From The Necromancers by Benson, Robert Hugh

George Curzon just back from far East; has sat astride the Wall of China, and taken five-o'clock tea with the Queen of Corea.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 1, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

As they could not remain for dinner a five-o’clock tea was quickly prepared and much enjoyed.

From Winter Adventures of Three Boys by Laughlin, J. E.

One afternoon I went in to Mrs. Carvalho's for a cup of five-o'clock tea, and had an uninterrupted tête-à-tête with her for half an hour.

From Strange Stories by Allen, Grant