The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
HUMECTATED
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humectated
simple past tense and past participle of humectate
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HUMECTATE
Hu*mect", Hu*mec"tate, v. t. Etym: [L. humectare, humectatum, fr. humectus moist, fr. humere to be moist: cf. F. humecter.]
Definition: To moisten; to wet. [Obs.] Howell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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