The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
chessboard, chess board
(noun) a checkerboard used to play chess
Source: WordNet® 3.1
chessboard (plural chessboards)
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
Source: Wiktionary
Chess"board`, n.
Definition: The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See Checkerboard.
Note: The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 January 2025
(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.