The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GAZETTED
Verb
gazetted
simple past tense and past participle of gazette
Source: Wiktionary
GAZETTE
Ga*zette", n. Etym: [F. gazette, It. gazzetta, perh. from gazetta a Venetian coin (see Gazet), said to have been the price of the first newspaper published at Venice; or perh. dim. of gazza magpie, a name perh. applied to the first newspaper; cf. OHG. agalstra magpie, G. elster.]
Definition: A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically; esp., the official journal published by the British government, and containing legal and state notices.
Ga*zette", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gazetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Gazetting.]
Definition: To announce or publish in a gazette; to announce officially, as an appointment, or a case of bankruptcy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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