The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ENFACED
Verb
enfaced
simple past tense and past participle of enface
Source: Wiktionary
ENFACE
En*face", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enfaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfacing.] [Pref. en- + face.]
1. To write or print on the face of (a draft, bill, etc.); as, to enface drafts with memoranda.
2. To write or print (a memorandum, direction, or the like) on the face of a draft, bill, etc.; as, to enface the words "Payable in Calcutta" upon the face of a draft.
Enfaced paper (Com.), Indian government securities the principal and interest of which are enfaced as payable in silver rupees. Dict. of Pol. Econ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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