The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OSSIFIC
Etymology
Adjective
ossific (not comparable)
Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.
Source: Wiktionary
Os*sif"ic, a. Etym: [L. os, ossis, bone + facere to make: cf. F. ossifique. See Fact.]
Definition: Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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