The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ABSTERSIVE
Etymology
Adjective
abstersive (comparative more abstersive, superlative most abstersive)
Cleansing; purging; abstergent. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Noun
abstersive (plural abstersives)
(now, rare) Something cleansing; detergent; abstergent. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*ster"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. abstersif. See Absterge.]
Definition: Cleansing; purging. Bacon.
Ab*ster"sive, n.
Definition: Something cleansing. The strong abstersive of some heroic magistrate. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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