tea bread

noun

Light spongy bread or bun accompanying tea; a tea loaf or teacake.

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Meanings

nountea bread (countable and uncountable, plural tea breads)

plural tea breads

  1. countableuncountableLight spongy bread or bun accompanying tea; a tea loaf or teacake.

    Afternoon tea includes scones, tarts, finger sandwiches, Victorian spongecakes, tea breads, assorted cookies and jams.

    1990 November 23, Sharon Thompson, Susan Miller, “Fleur-de-lys restaurant expands dining space, menu”, in Lexington Herald-Leader, metro final edition, volume 8, number 325, Lexington, Ky., →ISSN, →OCLC, “Weekender” section, page 24, column 3
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