The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
EXOPHTHALMIA
Etymology
Noun
exophthalmia (countable and uncountable, plural exophthalmias)
(medicine) The protrusion of an eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, as a consequence of disease.
Synonyms
• popeye
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`oph*thal"mi*a, n. Etym: [Nl.,fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not cover it, in consequence of disease.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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