The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ADUMBRATING
Verb
adumbrating
present participle of adumbrate
Source: Wiktionary
ADUMBRATE
Ad*um"brate, v. t. Etym: [L. adumbratus, p. p. of adumbrare; ad + umbrare to shade; umbra shadow.]
1. To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth. Both in the vastness and the richness of the visible universe the invisible God is adumbrated. L. Taylor.
2. To overshadow; to shade.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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