The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CARINARIA
Car`i*na"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. carina keel.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of oceanic heteropod Mollusca, having a thin, glassy, bonnet-shaped shell, which covers only the nucleus and gills.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
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