The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MESIALLY
Etymology
Adverb
mesially (comparative more mesially, superlative most mesially)
Toward the central plane of a body with bilateral symmetry.
Source: Wiktionary
Me"sial*ly, adv. (Anat.)
Definition: In, near, or toward, the mesial plane; mesiad.
MESIAL
Me"sial, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: Middle; median; in, or in the region of, the mesial plane; internal; -- opposed to lateral. Mesial plane. (Anat.) See Meson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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