The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FAILLE
faille
(noun) a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
faille (countable and uncountable, plural failles)
A fabric woven from silk, cotton, or rayon with slight ribs.
Source: Wiktionary
Faille, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A soft silk, heavier than a foulard and not glossy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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