The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
beaked
(adjective) having or resembling a beak
Source: WordNet® 3.1
beaked (not comparable)
(often, in combination) Having a beak.
beaked
simple past tense and past participle of beak
• debeak
Source: Wiktionary
Beaked, a.
1. Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak-shaped. "Each beaked promontory." Milton.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak; rostrate. Beaked whale (Zoöl.), a cetacean of the genus Hyperoodon; the bottlehead whale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.