The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
OVERSEW
oversew
(verb) sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
oversew (third-person singular simple present oversews, present participle oversewing, simple past oversewed, past participle oversewn)
To sew together the edges of two pieces of fabric, with every stitch passing over the join.
Source: Wiktionary
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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