The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
embassadors
plural of embassador
Source: Wiktionary
Am*bas"sa*dor, Em*bas"sa*dor, n. Etym: [See Embassador.]
1. A minister of the highest rank sent a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.
Note: Ambassador are either ordinary [or resident] or extraordinary, that is, sent upon some special or unusual occasion or errand. Abbott.
2. An official messenger and representative.
Em*bas"sa*dor, n. Etym: [F. ambassadeur, Sp. embajador, LL. ambassiator, ambasciator. See Embassy, and cf. Ambassador.]
Definition: Same as Ambassador. Stilbon, that was a wise embassadour, Was sent to Corinth. Chaucer. Myself my king's embassador will go. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 September 2024
(noun) an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; “the skillful orchestration of his political campaign”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.