The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FIMBRIAE
FIMBRIA
fimbria
(noun) thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
fimbriae
plural of fimbria
Source: Wiktionary
FIMBRIA
Fim"bri*a, n.; pl. Fimbriæ. Etym: [L., fringe. See Fringle.] (Anat.) (a) pl.
Definition: A fringe, or fringed border. (b) A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the brain.
– Fim"bri*al, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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