The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BAGUETTES
Noun
baguettes
plural of baguette
Source: Wiktionary
BAGUETTE
Ba*guet", Ba*guette", n. Etym: [F. baguette, prop. a rodbacchetta, fr. L. baculum, baculu stick, staff.]
1. (Arch.)
Definition: A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
2. (Zoöl)
Definition: One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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