The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INTHRALLING
Verb
inthralling
present participle of inthral
present participle of inthrall
Source: Wiktionary
INTHRALL
In*thrall", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inthralled; p. pr. & vb. n. Inthralling.] Etym: [Cf. Enthrall.] [Written also inthral, enthral, and enthrall.]
Definition: To reduce to bondage or servitude; to make a thrall, slave, vassal, or captive of; to enslave. She soothes, but never can inthrall my mind. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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