supper-hour
Late afternoon dining
The supper-hour is the time of day when the evening meal is customarily eaten, typically late afternoon to early evening.
The term has an old-fashioned or regional flavor: The streets emptied at the supper-hour.
It suggests a recognized social rhythm rather than a precise clock time.
Late day period
- duskDimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- dinnertimeEvening eating hour
- sundownDay's end moment
homecoming · nightfall · vespers · eventide · clock · schedule · punctual · mealtime
Food preparation room
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- familyRelated people together
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
hearth · dining-room · household · preparation · cooking · setting · plates · napkins
evening
Late day period
- duskDimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- dinnertimeEvening eating hour
sundown · homecoming · nightfall · vespers · eventide · clock · schedule · punctual · mealtime · regular
kitchen
Food preparation room
homestead · hearth · dining-room · household · preparation · cooking · setting · plates · napkins · chairs
closing
Final stage of something
- commuteRegular work travel
- homewardToward one's dwelling
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
hunger · break · rest · wages · farmhand · harvest · daylight · seasonal · agricultural · industrial
teatime
Afternoon refreshment hour
- regionalRelating to an area
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
Nordic · American · British · continental · formal · informal · weeknight · Sunday · holiday · festive
supper-hourbreakfast time
Morning meal hour
lunch hour · midday · dawn · early morning · sunrise
supper-hourdawn
Day's first glow
daybreak · sunrise · early morning · crack of dawn · first light