The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GORGERINS
Noun
gorgerins
plural of gorgerin
Anagrams
• rogerings
Source: Wiktionary
GORGERIN
Gor`ge*rin", n. Etym: [F., fr. gorge neck.] (Arch.)
Definition: In some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings; -- called also neck of the capital, and hypotrachelium. See Illust. of Column.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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