The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ORIENTALIZE
orientalize, orientalise
(verb) make oriental in character; “orientalize your garden”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
Orientalize (third-person singular simple present Orientalizes, present participle Orientalizing, simple past and past participle Orientalized)
To make Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions.
Etymology
Verb
orientalize (third-person singular simple present orientalizes, present participle orientalizing, simple past and past participle orientalized)
Alternative letter-case form of Orientalize
Source: Wiktionary
O`ri*en"tal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Orientalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Orientalizing.]
Definition: to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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