The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
palet (plural palets)
(heraldiccharge) A perpendicular band upon an escutcheon, one half the breadth of the pale.
• -petal, Patel, Plate, leapt, lepta, pelta, petal, plate, platĂ©, pleat, tepal
Source: Wiktionary
Pal"et, n. Etym: [See Palea.] (Bot.)
Definition: Same as Palea.
Pa"let, n. Etym: [Dim. of pale. See Pale a stake.] (Her.)
Definition: A perpendicular band upon an escutcheon, one half the breadth of the pale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.