The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BETRIM
Etymology
Verb
betrim (third-person singular simple present betrims, present participle betrimming, simple past and past participle betrimmed) (transitive)
To set in order; to adorn, deck, or embellish.
To trim (anything) about.
Anagrams
• timber, timbre
Source: Wiktionary
Be*trim", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Betrimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Betrimming.]
Definition: To set in order; to adorn; to deck, to embellish; to trim. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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