Breakfast-tea
noun
Usage Note
Historical Examples
Man and Maid E. (Edith) Nesbit
The New North Agnes Deans Cameron
The Century Cook Book Mary Ronald
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book Victor Hirtzler
The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Helen Campbell
The Truth About America Edward Money
The Adventure Club Afloat Ralph Henry Barbour
Household Papers and Stories Harriet Beecher Stowe
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