The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CONFLAGRANT
Etymology
Adjective
conflagrant (comparative more conflagrant, superlative most conflagrant)
brightly burning
Source: Wiktionary
Con*fla"grant, a. [L. conflagrans, p. pr. of conflagrare; con- + flagrare to blaze. See Flagrant.]
Definition: Burning together in a common flame. [R.] "The conflagrant mass." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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