The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ETIOLATES
Verb
etiolates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of etiolate
Source: Wiktionary
ETIOLATE
E"ti*o*late. v. i. [imp. & p. p. Etiolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Etiolating.] Etym: [F. Ă©tioler to blanch.]
1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.
2. (Med.)
Definition: To become pale through disease or absence of light.
E"ti*o*late, v. t.
1. To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's rays.
2. (Med.)
Definition: To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of light.
E"ti*o*late, E"ti*o*la`ted, a.
Definition: Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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