The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GYNAECEUMS
Noun
gynaeceums
plural of gynaeceum
Source: Wiktionary
GYNAECEUM
Gyn`æ*ce"um, Gyn`æ*ci"um, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
Definition: The part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively appropriated to women. [Written also gyneceum, gynecium.] Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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