The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
AWESTRUCK
awed, awestruck, awestricken
(adjective) having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread; “stood in awed silence before the shrine”; “in grim despair and awestruck wonder”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
awestruck (comparative more awestruck, superlative most awestruck)
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.
Synonym: awestricken
Source: Wiktionary
Awe"-struck`, a.
Definition: Struck with awe. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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