The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ALBUMINOSE
Al*bu"mi*nose`, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice. See Peptone.
Al*bu"mi*nous, Al*bu"mi*nose`, a. Etym: [Cf. F. albumineux.]
Definition: Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin.
– Al*bu"mi*nous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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