The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EMBOSOM
Etymology
Verb
embosom (third-person singular simple present embosoms, present participle embosoming, simple past and past participle embosomed)
To draw to or into one's bosom; to treasure.
To enclose, surround, or protect.
Source: Wiktionary
Em*bos"om, v. t. Etym: [Written also imbosom.]
1. To take into, or place in, the bosom; to cherish; to foster. Glad to embosom his affection. Spenser.
2. To inclose or surround; to shelter closely; to place in the midst of something. His house embosomed in the grove. Pope. Some tender flower . . . . Embosomed in the greenest glade. Keble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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