The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
laky (comparative lakier, superlative lakiest)
of, pertaining to, or resembling a lake
of the color of a lake pigment; murky
transparent; said of blood rendered transparent by the action of some solvent agent on the red blood corpuscles
• Kyla, alky
Source: Wiktionary
Lak"y, a.
Definition: Pertaining to a lake. Sir W. Scott.
Lak"y, a. Etym: [From Lake the pigment.]
Definition: Transparent; -- said of blood rendered transparent by the action of some solvent agent on the red blood corpuscles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.