The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PANCRATIUMS
Noun
pancratiums
plural of pancratium
Anagrams
• intracampus
Source: Wiktionary
PANCRATIUM
Pan*cra"ti*um, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: An athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants, having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading lobes. The American species are now placed in the related genus Hymenocallis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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