The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MINIATES
Verb
miniates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of miniate
Anagrams
• imesatin, taminies
Source: Wiktionary
MINIATE
Min"i*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Miniated; p. pr. & vb. n. Miniating.] Etym: [L. miniatus, p. p. of miniare. See Minium.]
Definition: To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; also, to decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, as the page of a manuscript. T. Wharton.
Min"i*ate, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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