The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DIGYNOUS
Etymology
Adjective
digynous (not comparable)
(botany) Having two styles or pistils.
Synonyms
• digynian (obsolete)
Source: Wiktionary
Di*gyn"i*an, Dig"y*nous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. digyne.] (Bot.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Digynia; having two styles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PARSIMONIOUS
(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
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