The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OCELLI
OCELLUS
eyespot, ocellus
(noun) an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
ocelli
plural of ocellus
Anagrams
• Collie, collie
Source: Wiktionary
OCELLUS
O*cel"lus, n.; pl. Ocelli. Etym: [L., dim. of oculus an eye.] (Zoöl.) (a) A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many invertebrates. (b) An eyelike spot of color, as those on the tail of the peacock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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