The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DEISEAL
Etymology
Noun
deiseal (plural deiseals)
Motion towards the right, in the direction of the hands of a clock or of the apparent motion of the sun (in the northern hemisphere); a turning in this direction.
Adverb
deiseal (not comparable)
Clockwise; sunwise.
Synonyms
• clockwise
• sunwise
• righthandwise
Antonyms
• widdershins
• withershins
• tuaithbel
Interjection
deiseal
A deprecation meaning May it go right, said to someone who sneezes or swallows something awry.
Noun
deiseal
Alternative form of deasil
Anagrams
• Adelies, aediles, dealies, ædiles
Source: Wiktionary
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27 May 2025
DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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