The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OILINESS
fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction
(noun) smug self-serving earnestness
greasiness, oiliness, oleaginousness
(noun) consisting of or covered with oil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
oiliness (usually uncountable, plural oilinesses)
The quality of being oily.
Anagrams
• elisions, isolines, lionises
Source: Wiktionary
Oil"i*ness, n.
Definition: The quality of being oily. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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