The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INTRINSICATE
Adjective
intrinsicate (comparative more intrinsicate, superlative most intrinsicate)
(obsolete) intricate
Of life at once untie: poor venomous fool
Be angry, and dispatch.
—Cleopatra, Act V, scene II
Antony and Cleopatra
Source: Wiktionary
In*trin"si*cate, a.
Definition: Intricate. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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