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high tea

NOUN
five-o'clock tea
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"I've taken Bear for a fancy high tea - he had his own one," she laughed.

From BBC Mar. 29, 2026

For my birthday, I just did an afternoon high tea at the Peninsula.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2025

And second, whatever you do, please don’t mistake your tea for high tea!

From Salon Jan. 6, 2024

“You can look at the monarchy from the point of view of high tea and nice outfits and charity,” Alice Mugo, a 34-year-old lawyer in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, said.

From New York Times Sep. 9, 2022

Thayee says the British invented high tea, but Indians and Pakistanis perfected it.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan




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