Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at tea-time.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Tea-time.

Examples

  • Johannes Mallinckrodt Tea-time jewelry by Legge & Braine With the days of big stones announcing the size of your husband's bonus long gone, some high-end buyers are shunning well-known brands in favor of smaller, private concerns, where service can be more personal and tailored.

    Adding Jewels to Their Crowns Helen Kirwan-Taylor 2011

  • Tea-time rolls around again in the afternoon, and this time it may be accompanied by snacks.

    Archive 2005-07-01 Nupur 2005

  • Tea-time was surely long over; the tale they'd told her was nothing more than that, something to gull the newcomer with.

    Werehunter Lackey, Mercedes 1999

  • Tea-time came, and then the three children began to feel excited all over again.

    Five On A Treasure Island Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1967

  • Tea-time, or even dinner was early enough, thought Amaryllis, to meet the new-comer; and then, in spite of the mixture of bewilderment, pride and regret which oppressed her, she remembered the words of the American in the Cape Town bar: "Eyes blue as a hummin 'bird's weskit."

    Ambrotox and Limping Dick Oliver Fleming

  • Tea-time came and passed, and then the shadows grew deeper, first blue, then violet, then black, the trees and shrubs could scarcely be distinguished at all; and, as ill luck would have it, there was no moon.

    The Tale of Lal A Fantasy Raymond Paton

  • "Tea-time soon comes round, and after we have refreshed ourselves, we resolve to end the day by paying a visit to a neighbour who possesses an American organ, and Christmas evening closes in to the music of those sweet old carols which that evening are heard over the whole world wherever an English colony is to be found."

    Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries William Francis Dawson

  • Tea-time down in the big kitchen of the castle was great fun.

    The Secret of Killimooin Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1943

  • Tea-time had long gone by, and it seemed supper-time would soon do the same.

    The Hobbit Tolkien, J. R. R. 1938

  • Tea-time came, and during the interval between that meal and supper all hands -- even Horace's -- were at work, decorating the hall and staircases with holly and mistletoe.

    Werwolves Elliott O'Donnell 1918

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.