afternoon tea en · NOUN
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(UK, countable, uncountable) A formal afternoon meal comprising light snacks, accompanied by tea.
At all the places listed below, it's perfectly acceptable to order one afternoon tea and one cream tea (at about £5) and split the afternoon tea goodies.
2010, Rick Steves, Rick Steves′ England 2011, page 179:The British tradition of afternoon tea is still observed on the last Friday of each month, from January to August, at the hilltop mansion of the governor-general in Nassau.
2011, Darwin Porter, Frommer's Bahamas 2012, page 67:Afternoon tea includes scones, tarts, finger sandwiches, Victorian spongecakes, tea breads, assorted cookies and jams.
1990 November 23, Sharon Thompson, Susan Miller, “Fleur-de-lys restaurant expands dining space, menu”, in Lexington Herald-Leader, metro final edition, volume 8, number 325, Lexington, Ky., →ISSN, →OCLC, “Weekender” section, page 24, column 3:Afternoon tea remains at its present price of 4s, but the prices of all other main meals have risen by 1s. Thus a full breakfast now costs 10s, lunch 13s 6d and dinner 14s 6d or 16s 6d according to train.
1964 May, “News and Comment: BR meal prices up again”, in Modern Railways, page 293:Everyone should indulge in a formal afternoon tea at least once while in London. This relaxing, drawn-out, civilized affair consists of three courses, all elegantly served on fine china: dainty finger sandwiches (with the crusts cut off, of course); then fresh-baked scones served with jam and deliciously decadent clotted cream (the rich, thick cream is also known as Devonshire cream); and lastly, an array of bite-size sweets. All the while, an indulgent server keeps the pot of your choice fresh at hand.
2010, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Frommer's England 2011: With Wales, page 165:As with luncheon, afternoon tea was often a women's gathering for reasons that take us back to the reign of Charles II.
2007, Andrea Broomfield, Food and Cooking in Victorian England: A History, page 59:
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(Australia, Hong-Kong, New-Zealand, countable, uncountable) A small meal or snack eaten between lunch and dinner (supper); a period of time set aside for this purpose, taken as a break from work or from a conference.
In looking at meal structures, Douglas (1972) made a clear distinction between the afternoon tea which is a snack and the high tea which is classified as a light meal.
1995, David Marshall, Food Choice and the Consumer, page 270:After afternoon tea we all combine again for a plenary session, followed by the UniForum NZ AGM.
1993, AUUGN, page 53:
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ms minum petang (formal afternoon meal) · pt chá da tarde (formal afternoon meal) · yue 下午茶 (formal afternoon meal) · pt chá das cinco (formal afternoon meal) · ga tae beag (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · sw chai ya saa kumi (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · ja アフタヌーンティー (formal afternoon meal) · cmn 下午茶 (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · he תֵּה מִנְחָה (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · ko 애프터눈 티 (formal afternoon meal) · fr collation (formal afternoon meal) · ko 애프터눈 티 (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · nl vieruurtje (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · fi iltapäivätee (formal afternoon meal) · pl podwieczorek (formal afternoon meal) · fr goûter (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · pl podwieczorek (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · hu uzsonna (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · ga tae beag (formal afternoon meal) · da aftenkaffe (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · cmn 下午茶 (formal afternoon meal) · lv launags (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · hu uzsonna (formal afternoon meal) · yue 下午茶 (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · tl meryenda (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · tr ikindi çayı (formal afternoon meal) · ja アフタヌーンティー (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · mi paramanawa (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · fi iltapäivätee (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) · pt chá da tarde (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon)