The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
bonyness, boniness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration
(noun) extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
maceration
(noun) softening due to soaking or steeping
Source: WordNet® 3.1
maceration (countable and uncountable, plural macerations)
The act or process of macerating.
• aeromantic, cameration, racemation
Source: Wiktionary
Mac`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. maceratio: cf. F. macération.]
Definition: The act or process of macerating.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.