The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
NIGHTFALL
twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle
(noun) the time of day immediately following sunset; “he loved the twilight”; “they finished before the fall of night”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nightfall (countable and uncountable, plural nightfalls)
The close of the day; the coming of night.
Synonyms
• dusk, evening, sundown, sunset; see also dusk
Source: Wiktionary
Night"fall`, n.
Definition: The close of the day. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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