The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MUCRONATE
Etymology
Adjective
mucronate (not comparable)
(biology) Terminating in a mucro (an abruptly tapering point or a sharp spine) such as at the end of a leaf.
Anagrams
• cornamute
Source: Wiktionary
Mu"cro*nate, Mu"cro*na`ted, a. Etym: [L. mucronatus, fr. mucro a sharp point: cf. F. mucroné.]
Definition: Ending abruptly in a sharp point; abruptly tipped with a short and sharp point; as, a mucronate leaf.
– Mu"cro*nate*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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