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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

She died a few minutes after midnight on her birthday, but the group also carried out her wish and performed it again later that day at high tea.

From New York Times Jul. 29, 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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