The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OSCININE
Etymology
Adjective
oscinine (comparative more oscinine, superlative most oscinine)
(ornithology) Of or pertaining to the Oscines, or songbirds (birds of the clade Passeri).
Synonyms
• oscine
Anagrams
• coniines, incienso
Source: Wiktionary
Os"ci*nine, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Oscines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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