The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
COZIED
Verb
cozied
simple past tense and past participle of cozy
Source: Wiktionary
COZY
Co"zy (k"z), a. [Compar. Cozier (-z-r); superl. Coziest.] Etym: [Cf. Scot. cosie, cozie, prob. from Gael. cosach abounding in hollows, or cosagach full of holes or crevices, snug, sheltered, from cos a hollow, a crevice.]
1. Snug; comfortable; easy; contented. [Written also cosey and cosy.]
2. Etym: [Cf. F. causer to chat, talk.]
Definition: Chatty; talkative; sociable; familiar. [Eng.]
Co"zy, n. Etym: [See Cozy,a.]
Definition: A wadded covering for a teakettle or other vessel to keep the contents hot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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