The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
LATICES
LATEX
latex
(noun) a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
latices
plural of latex
Synonyms
• latexes
Anagrams
• Altices, Castiel, Castile, elastic, laciest, salicet
Source: Wiktionary
LATEX
La"tex, n. Etym: [L.] (Bot.)
Definition: A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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