The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CORSETS
Noun
corsets
plural of corset
Verb
corsets
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corset
Anagrams
• Costers, costers, escorts, recosts, scoters, scrotes, sectors
Source: Wiktionary
CORSET
Cor"set (kr"st), n. Etym: [F., dim. of OF. cors, F. corps, body. See Corse.]
1. In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was close fitting, worn by both men and women.
2. An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its shape; stays.
Cor"set (kr"st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corseted; p. pr. & vb. n. Corseting.]
Definition: To inclose in corsets.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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