ELEVENSES


Meaning of ELEVENSES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -vən-zəz ]

noun plural but sometimes singular in construction

Etymology: double plural of eleven (o'clock)

Date: circa 1819

British : light refreshment (as a snack) taken in the middle of the morning

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.