The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GASTIGHT
Etymology
Adjective
gastight (comparative more gastight, superlative most gastight)
impermeable to gases
Source: Wiktionary
Gas"tight`, a.
Definition: So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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