The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
NICTITATING
Etymology
Adjective
nictitating (comparative more nictitating, superlative most nictitating)
winking, blinking
Verb
nictitating
present participle of nictitate
Source: Wiktionary
NICTITATE
Nic"ti*tate, v. i. Etym: [See Nictate.]
Definition: To wink; to nictate. Nictitating membrance (Anat.), a thin membrance, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball; the third eyelid; the haw.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) excessively unwilling to spend; “parsimonious thrift relieved by few generous impulses”; “lived in a most penurious manner--denying himself every indulgence”
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