The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
brome, bromegrass
(noun) any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
brome (countable and uncountable, plural bromes)
Any grass of the genus Bromus.
(chemistry, obsolete) bromine
• bromegrass
• omber, ombre
Source: Wiktionary
Brome, n. Etym: [F.] (Chem.)
Definition: See Bromine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.