a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"
dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea; "the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the tea into Boston harbor"
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink"
a reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"
a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves; "tea has fragrant white flowers"
a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"