The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
BINDI
Etymology 1
Noun
bindi (plural bindis)
The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women.
Synonyms: kumkum, pottu, sindoor, tika, tilak, tilakam
Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot.
Etymology 2
Shortening of bindi-eye.
Noun
bindi (plural bindis)
(Australia) The common lawn weed, Soliva sessilis, introduced to Australia from South America.
(Australia) A seed of this plant, having small sharp spines which stick painfully into bare feet.
(Australia) Any of a number of plants of the genus Calotis which have small burrs with fine barbed awns.
(Australia) Any of a various plants of the genus Sclerolaena.
Source: Wiktionary
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