The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EXHALANT
Adjective
exhalant (not comparable)
exhaling (emitting a fluid)
Noun
exhalant (plural exhalants)
Something that emits a fluid
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*hal"ant, a. Etym: [Cf. F. exhalant.]
Definition: Having the quality of exhaling or evaporating.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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OBSERVE
(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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