five-o'clock tea

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In the little shop parlour now sat a woman and her husband, at their five-o'clock tea.

From Adrien Leroy by Garvice, Charles

To-morrow was Sunday, and the proposal referred, clearly, to the custom of "five-o'clock" tea, known to him only by the contemporary novel of manners and the catchy advertisement of table-linen.

From The Finer Grain by James, Henry

Then she passed him the bread and butter, cut for five-o'clock tea, and fruits, grapes and peaches, and strawberries, in a beautifully carved oak tray.

From The White Peacock by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

What a contrast to the afternoons at Glen Cottage,—tennis, and five-o’clock tea, and the company of their young friends!

From Not Like Other Girls by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

Seeing her thus moved, mother and daughters talked to each other, discussing the pleasant gossip of the day, which always seems to gather round the table at five-o'clock tea.

From The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow by Swan, Annie S. (Annie Shepherd)