The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ASTRINGENCIES
Noun
astringencies
plural of astringency
Source: Wiktionary
ASTRINGENCY
As*trin"gen*cy, n.
Definition: The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; as, the astringency of tannin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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