The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BESTAIN
Etymology
Verb
bestain (third-person singular simple present bestains, present participle bestaining, simple past and past participle bestained)
(transitive) To mark with stains; discolour; spot.
Anagrams
• Antibes, banties, basinet, besaint, binates, inbeats, stibane
Source: Wiktionary
Be*stain", v. t.
Definition: To stain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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