The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INOPERCULATE
Etymology
Adjective
inoperculate (not comparable)
(zoology) Having no operculum; said of certain gastropod shells.
Noun
inoperculate (plural inoperculates)
(zoology) Any organism that has no operculum.
Source: Wiktionary
In`o*per"cu*lar, In`o*per"cu*late, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having no operculum; -- said of certain gastropod shells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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