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high tea
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
high tea
(noun)
high tea
noun
plural
high teas
high tea
noun
plural
high teas
Britannica Dictionary definition of HIGH TEA
[
count, noncount
]
chiefly British
:
an early evening meal at which tea and often cold meat and sandwiches are usually served
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