The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EMARGINATELY
Etymology
Adverb
emarginately (comparative more emarginately, superlative most emarginately)
In an emarginate way.
Source: Wiktionary
E*mar"gi*nate*ly, adv.
Definition: In an emarginate manner.
EMARGINATE
E*mar"gi*nate, v. t. Etym: [L. emarginare; e out + marginare to furnish with a margin, fr. margo margin.]
Definition: To take away the margin of.
E*mar"gi*nate, E*mar"gi*na`ted, a.
1. Having the margin interrupted by a notch or shallow sinus.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Notched at the summit.
3. (Cryst.)
Definition: Having the edges truncated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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