The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BEPAINT
Etymology
Verb
bepaint (third-person singular simple present bepaints, present participle bepainting, simple past and past participle bepainted)
(transitive) To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.
• Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, II-ii
Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*paint", v. t.
Definition: To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint. Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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