The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
beshine (third-person singular simple present beshines, present participle beshining, simple past and past participle beshone)
(transitive, obsolete) To shine around or upon.
(transitive, dialectal) To give light to.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*shine", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beshone; p. pr. & vb. n. Beshining.]
Definition: To shine upon; to ullumine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2024
(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.