The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ITALICIZE
italicize, italicise
(verb) print in italics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
italicize (third-person singular simple present italicizes, present participle italicizing, simple past and past participle italicized) (transitive)
(typography) To put into italics.
(figuratively) To emphasize.
Source: Wiktionary
I*tal"i*cize, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Italicized; p. pr. & vb. n. Italicizing.]
Definition: To print in Italic characters; to underline written letters or words with a single line; as, to Italicize a word; Italicizes too much.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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