The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ENCAVES
Verb
encaves
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encave
Source: Wiktionary
ENCAVE
En*cave", v. t. Etym: [Pref. en- + cave: cf. F. encaver. Cf. Incavated.]
Definition: To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess. "Do but encave yourself." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MOTIVE
(adjective) impelling to action; “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function”- Arthur Pap; “motive pleas”; “motivating arguments”
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