The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ORBICULAR
global, ball-shaped, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
(adjective) having the shape of a sphere or ball; “a spherical object”; “nearly orbicular in shape”; “little globular houses like mud-wasp nests”- Zane Grey
orbiculate, orbicular
(adjective) circular or nearly circular
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
orbicular (comparative more orbicular, superlative most orbicular)
Circular or spherical in shape; round.
Anagrams
• courbaril
Source: Wiktionary
Or*bic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. orbicularis, fr. orbiculus, dim. of orbis orb: cf. F. orbiculaire.]
Definition: Resembling or having the form of an orb; spherical; circular; orbiculate.
– Or*bic"u*lar*ly, adv.
– Or*bic"u*lar*ness, n. Orbicular as the disk of a planet. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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