high tea
1High tea — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… …
2High Tea — 〈[ haı ti:] m.; s; unz.; in England〉 am späten Nachmittag servierte kleine Mahlzeit, zu der Tee gereicht wird [engl., <high „hoch“ + tea „Tee“] …
3high tea — high′ tea′ n. cvs brit. a late afternoon or early evening meal at which tea is served • Etymology: 1825–35 …
4high tea — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a meal eaten in the late afternoon or early evening, typically consisting of a cooked dish and tea …
5high tea — n. Brit. a meal somewhat more elaborate and served later than the usual tea …
6high tea — high teas N VAR In Britain, some people have a meal called high tea in the late afternoon instead of having dinner or supper later in the evening. [OLD FASHIONED] …
7high tea — n [U and C] BrE a meal of cold food, cakes etc eaten in the early evening …
8high tea — noun count or uncount BRITISH OLD FASHIONED a light meal served in the late afternoon …
9high tea — noun substantial early evening meal including tea • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑dinner …
10high tea — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms high tea : singular high tea plural high teas British old fashioned a small meal served in the late afternoon …
