The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INGREDIENTS
Noun
ingredients
plural of ingredient
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
INGREDIENT
In*gre"di*ent, n. Etym: [F. ingrédient, L. ingrediens, -entis, entering into, p. pr. of ingredi, p. p. ingressus, to go into, to enter; pref. in- in + gradi to walk, go. See Grade.]
Definition: That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination or mixture; an element; a constituent. By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients. Sir I. Newton. Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids. Arbuthnot.
In*gre"di*ent, a.
Definition: Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part. Acts where no sin is ingredient. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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