The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MISTAUGHT
Verb
mistaught
simple past tense and past participle of misteach
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*taught", a. Etym: [See Misteach.]
Definition: Wrongly taught; as, a mistaught youth. L'Estrange.
MISTEACH
Mis*teach", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mistaught; p. pr. & vb. n. Misteaching.] Etym: [AS. mist.]
Definition: To teach wrongly; to instruct erroneously.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONSECRATION
(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”
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