The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
LOESS
loess
(noun) a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
loess (countable and uncountable, plural loesses)
(geology) Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin
Anagrams
• loses, sloes, soles
Source: Wiktionary
Loess, n. Etym: [G. löss.] (Geol.)
Definition: A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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