A light midafternoon meal, typically but not necessarily including tea.
The break in play between the second and third sessions.
The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.
Meat stock served as a hot drink.
Any similar drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.
Synonym of supper, the main evening meal, whether or not it includes tea.
A moment, a historical unit of time from China, about the amount of time needed to quickly drink a traditional cup of tea. It is now found in Chinese-language historical fiction.
A cup or (East Asia, Southern US) glass of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, and/or tapioca pearls.
The tea plant (Camellia sinensis); (countable) a variety of this plant.
The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves.
Information, especially gossip.
To take afternoon tea (the light meal).
To drink tea.
To give tea.
A semi-formal afternoon social gathering at which tea, sandwiches and cakes are served.
An interaction characterized by a high degree of courtesy, delicacy, deference, and avoidance of conflict.
A type of imaginative playing in which children gather with each other or their dolls to mimic having a real tea party or other formal meal, often without any food at all.