The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MIRABLE
Etymology
Adjective
mirable (comparative more mirable, superlative most mirable)
(obsolete) wonderful; admirable
"Not Neoptolemus so mirable". Troilus and Cressida, Act IV scene 5
Anagrams
• Ambriel, Mirabel, balmier, lambier, remblai
Source: Wiktionary
Mi"ra*ble, a. Etym: [L. mirabilis, fr. mirari to wonder: cf. OF. mirable. See Marvel.]
Definition: Wonderful; admirable. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
27 February 2025
SUMMIT
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
Coffee Trivia
