five-o'clock tea

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His newly acquired wealth is not regarded as in itself likely to make him a more congenial dinner-table companion or any more delightful at five-o'clock tea.

From The "Goldfish" by Train, Arthur Cheney

Mrs. Mayne has some friends coming to five-o’clock tea, and she wants us to go over for an hour.

From Not Like Other Girls by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

George Curzon just back from far East; has sat astride the Wall of China, and taken five-o'clock tea with the Queen of Corea.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 1, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

Its habit of getting up late you'll agree That it carries too far, when I say That it frequently breakfasts at five-o'clock tea, And dines on the following day.

From The Best Nonsense Verses by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam

The limits of five-o'clock tea were far too narrow.

From Vixen, Volume II. by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)