high tea

noun

: a fairly substantial late afternoon or early evening meal at which tea is served

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Visit The Dali Museum (the on-site cafe serves great espresso drinks), or plan for high tea and a fascinating history tour at The Vinoy. Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024 Traditional high teas—born when Anna, the Duchess of Bedford, needed a little snack—are evolving and the competition to put on the best show of finger sandwiches, champagne cocktails, delicate pastries, (and tea) is raging. Meredith Lepore, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024 These include morning yoga sessions, floating breakfasts in the villa’s pool and high tea. Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 Post-game relaxation always follows during daily high tea held in the hotel’s cocktail bar, tastefully designed by Ralph Lauren. Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for high tea 

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high tea was in 1831

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“High tea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20tea. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.

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