The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ARCED
arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed
(adjective) forming or resembling an arch; “an arched ceiling”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
arced
simple past tense and past participle of arc
Adjective
arced (comparative more arced, superlative most arced)
Having the form of an arc; arched.
Anagrams
• Cedar, Cerda, CerdĂ , acred, cader, cadre, cared, cedar, decar, e-card, ecard, raced
Source: Wiktionary
ARC
Arc, n. Etym: [F. arc, L. arcus bow, arc. See Arch, n.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a circle or of an ellipse.
2. A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as, the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's quadrant.
3. An arch. [Obs.] Statues and trophies, and triumphal arcs. Milton.
4. The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night. Electric arc, Voltaic arc. See under Voltaic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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