The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FUSILIER
fusilier
(noun) (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fusilier (plural fusiliers)
An infantryman armed with a form of flintlock musket
(British) A soldier in any of several regiments that once fought with such weapons
a fish in family Caesionidae, related to snappers
Source: Wiktionary
Fu"sil*eer", Fu"sil*ier", n. Etym: [F. fusilier, fr. fusil.] (Mil.) (a) Formerly, a soldier armed with a fusil. Hence, in the plural: (b) A title now borne by some regiments and companies; as, "The Royal Fusiliers," etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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