The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DARKLE
Etymology
Verb
darkle (third-person singular simple present darkles, present participle darkling, simple past and past participle darkled)
To be dark; to be visible only darkly.
To become dark; to show indistinctly.
Anagrams
• larked
Source: Wiktionary
Dar"kle, v. i. Etym: [Freq. of dark.]
Definition: To grow dark; to show indistinctly. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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