The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MACULED
Verb
maculed
simple past tense and past participle of macule
Source: Wiktionary
MACULE
Mac"ule, n. Etym: [F. macule. See Macula.]
1. A spot. [Obs.]
2. (Print.)
Definition: A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.
Mac"ule, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. maculer. See Maculate,v.]
Definition: To blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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