The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MANTELTREE
Etymology
Noun
manteltree (plural manteltrees)
a mantel
Hypernyms
• tree (structurally)
Anagrams
• mantle-tree, mantletree
Source: Wiktionary
Man"tel*tree`, n. (Arch.)
Definition: The lintel of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in early houses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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