The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DEARNED
Verb
dearned
simple past tense and past participle of dearn
Anagrams
• DeAndre, Deandre, dandere, dreaden
Source: Wiktionary
DEARN
Dearn, a. Etym: [AS. derne, dyrne, dierne, hidden, secret. Cf. Derne.]
Definition: Secret; lonely; solitary; dreadful. [Obs.] Shak.
– Dearn"ly, adv. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dearn, v. t.
Definition: Same as Darn. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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