The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FOLIATE
foliate, foliated, foliaceous
(adjective) (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
foliate
(adjective) (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves; āāfoliateā is combined with the prefix ātriā to form the word ātrifoliateāā
foliate, foliated
(adjective) ornamented with foliage or foils; āfoliate traceryā; āa foliated capitalā
foliate
(verb) grow leaves; āthe tree foliated in Springā
foliate, paginate, page
(verb) number the pages of a book or manuscript
foliate
(verb) coat or back with metal foil; āfoliate glassā
foliate
(verb) decorate with leaves
foliate
(verb) hammer into thin flat foils; āfoliate metalā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
foliate (comparative more foliate, superlative most foliate)
of or relating to leaves
shaped like a leaf
(geology) foliated
Verb
foliate (third-person singular simple present foliates, present participle foliating, simple past and past participle foliated)
To form into leaves.
To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.
To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver.
Anagrams
• floatie
Source: Wiktionary
Fo"li*ate (, a. Etym: [L. foliatus leaved, leafy, fr. folium leaf. See Foliage.] (Bot.)
Definition: Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk. Foliate curve. (Geom.) Same as Folium.
Fo"li*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Foliating.]
1. To beat into a leaf, or thin plate. Bacon.
2. To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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