five-o'clock tea

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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)

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

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

"I say, Bucky," said Frawley with a lazy interest, "would they serve you five-o'clock tea here, I wonder?"

From Murder in Any Degree by Johnson, Owen

I am seated by Sophy at five-o'clock tea: Her table is loaded, for when a girl marries, What cartloads of rubbish they send her from Barry's!

From A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker by Locker-Lampson, Hannah Jane

The countess had invited Lady Cambrey to a five-o'clock tea.

From A Mad Love by Brame, Charlotte M.