The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GRACEFULLEST
Etymology
Adjective
gracefullest
superlative form of graceful: most graceful
Source: Wiktionary
GRACEFUL
Grace"ful, a.
Definition: Displaying grace or beauty in form or action; elegant; easy; agreeable in appearance; as, a graceful walk, deportment, speaker, air, act, speech. High o'er the rest in arms the graceful Turnus rode. Dryden.
– Grace"ful*ly, adv. Grace"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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