The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GOWNMAN
Etymology
Noun
gownman (plural gownmen)
Archaic form of gownsman.
Source: Wiktionary
Gowns"man, Gown"man (, n.; pl. -men (-men).
Definition: One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university; hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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