The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BEAMY
beaming, beamy, effulgent, radiant, refulgent
(adjective) radiating or as if radiating light; “the beaming sun”; “the effulgent daffodils”; “a radiant sunrise”; “a refulgent sunset”
beamy
(adjective) broad in the beam; “a beamy cargo ship”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
beamy (comparative beamier, superlative beamiest)
Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.
(archaic) Having horns or antlers.
(nautical) Having much beam or breadth; wide.
Showing or emitting rays of light; beaming; radiant; shining.
(figuratively) Radiant; beamsome; joyous; gladsome.
Anagrams
• Mabey, abyme, embay, maybe
Source: Wiktionary
Beam"y, a.
1. Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining. "Beamy gold." Tickell.
2. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy. His double-biting ax, and beamy spear. Dryden.
3. Having horns, or antlers. Beamy stags in toils engage. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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