The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FOCIMETER
Noun
focimeter (plural focimeters)
A lensmeter (optician's instrument).
(photography, historical) A device that assists in focusing an object in or before a camera; usually a lens of small magnifying power.
Source: Wiktionary
Fo*cim"e*ter, n. Etym: [Focus + -meter.]
Definition: (Photog.) An assisting instrument for focusing an object in or before a camera. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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