The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INVOLUTES
Noun
involutes
plural of involute
Verb
involutes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of involute
Source: Wiktionary
INVOLUTE
In"vo*lute, In"vo*lu`ted, a. Etym: [L. involutus, p. p. of involvere. See Involve.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in æstivation. Gray.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea. (b) Rolled inward spirally.
In"vo*lute, n. (Geom.)
Definition: A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it; -- called also evolvent. See Evolute.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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