The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MUTICOUS
Etymology
Adjective
muticous (comparative more muticous, superlative most muticous)
(botany, zoology) Without a point or pointed process; blunt.
Source: Wiktionary
Mu"tic, Mu"ti*cous, a. Etym: [L. muticus, for mutilus. See Mutilate.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Definition: Without a point or pointed process; blunt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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