The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BEGUINES
Noun
Beguines
plural of Beguine
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• Buginese
Noun
beguines
plural of beguine
Anagrams
• Buginese
Source: Wiktionary
BEGUINE
Be`guine", n. Etym: [F. béguine; LL. beguina, beghina; fr. Lambert le Bègue (the Stammerer) the founder of the order. (Du Cange.)]
Definition: A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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