The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PALEAE
Noun
paleae
plural of palea
Source: Wiktionary
PALEA
Pa"le*a, n.; pl. Paleæ (-e). Etym: [L., chaff.]
1. (Bot.) (a) The interior chaff or husk of grasses. (b) One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, as the Coreopsis, the sunflower, etc.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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