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‖ thé, n.|te|
[Fr., = tea.]
†1. A tea-party. Obs.
1788H. More Let. 22 May (1925) 123 A Thé is among the stupid new follies of the winter. You are to invite fifty or a hundred people to come at eight o'clock..tea and coffee are made by the company,..and what constitutes the very essence of a Thé, an immense load of hot buttered rolls and muffins. 1802C. Wilmot Let. 3 Jan. in T. U. Sadleir Irish Peer (1920) 22 We have had..Plays, Balls, Soirees, Thés, &c.; the first Thé was at Monsieur Amoulin's. 1827E. Grosvenor in G. Huxley Lady Elizabeth & Grosvenors (1965) vii. 136 On Friday we are to have a thé at the Viceroy's.
2. Phrases. thé complet [Fr., lit. ‘complete tea’], a light meal including tea and usu. bread and cake; cf. café complet s.v. café 3; thé dansant: see dansant, dansante a.
1951E. Coxhead One Green Bottle v. 113 She darted away with another thé complet. 1967N. Freeling Strike out where not Applicable 113 The Dutch ‘thé complet’ accessories..sandwiches. Glacé fours. Dry petits fours. Fan wafers. |