The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
LUSTRATIONS
Noun
lustrations
plural of lustration
Source: Wiktionary
LUSTRATION
Lus*tra"tion, n. Etym: [L. lustratio: cf. F. lustration.]
1. The act of lustrating or purifying. And holy water for lustration bring. Dryden.
2. (Antiq.)
Definition: A sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities, fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, pestilence, or other cause of uncleanness, were purified.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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