The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MATTRESS
mattress
(noun) a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mattress (plural mattresses)
A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.
A form of retaining wall used to support foundations or an embankment
Verb
mattress (third-person singular simple present mattresses, present participle mattressing, simple past and past participle mattressed)
(transitive) To cover with a thick layer, like a mattress; to blanket.
Anagrams
• smart set, smartest, smatters
Source: Wiktionary
Mat"tress, n. Etym: [OF. materas, F. matelas, LL. matratium; cf. Sp. & Pg. almadraque, Pr. almatrac; all from Ar. matsrah a place where anything is thrown, what is thrown under something, fr. tsaraha to throw.]
1. A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened. [Written also matress.]
2. (Hydraulic Engin.)
Definition: A mass of interwoven brush, poles, etc., to protect a bank from being worn away by currents or waves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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