also tea-table
You refer to a table as the ~ when it is being used for a meal eaten in the late afternoon or early evening. (mainly BRIT)
...cakes and sandwiches on the tea-table.
N-SING: the N
also tea-table
You refer to a table as the ~ when it is being used for a meal eaten in the late afternoon or early evening. (mainly BRIT)
...cakes and sandwiches on the tea-table.
N-SING: the N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012