The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CLAMANT
clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant
(adjective) demanding attention; “clamant needs”; “a crying need”; “regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous”- H.L.Mencken; “insistent hunger”; “an instant need”
blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous
(adjective) conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; “blatant radios”; “a clamorous uproar”; “strident demands”; “a vociferous mob”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
clamant (comparative more clamant, superlative most clamant)
Urgent.
Crying earnestly; beseeching clamorously.
Anagrams
• calmant
Source: Wiktionary
Cla"mant, a. Etym: [L. clamans, p. pr. of clamare to call. Cf. Claimant.]
Definition: Crying earnestly, beseeching clamorousky. "Clamant children." Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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