high tea
noun British.
a late afternoon or early evening meal similar to a light supper.
Origin of high tea
First recorded in 1825–35
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Example sentences from the Web for high tea
He should have imagined a sort of high-tea supper at seven o'clock, and been gently corrected by his courteous employer.
The Lighted Way |E. Phillips Oppenheim"The less literalness there is about high-tea, the better I like it," said Toby.
Mammon and Co. |E. F. Benson