The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DISCOIDS
Noun
discoids
plural of discoid
Source: Wiktionary
DISCOID
Dis"coid, a. Etym: [Gr. discoïde. See Disk.]
Definition: Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the pearly nautilus. Discoid flower (Bot.), a compound flower, consisting of tubular florets only, as a tansy, lacking the rays which are seen in the daisy and sunflower.
Dis"coid, n.
Definition: Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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