The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INVESTURE
In*ves"ture, n.
Definition: Investiture; investment. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.
In*ves"ture, v. t.
Definition: To clothe; to invest; to install. [Obs.] "Monks . . . investured in their copes." Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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