The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
pedicel, pedicle
(noun) a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pedicle (plural pedicles)
(zoology) A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.
(zoology) The attachment point for antlers in cervids.
A stalk that attaches a tumour to normal tissue
pedicel (any sense)
peduncle (any sense)
(surgery) Part of a skin or tissue graft temporarily left attached to its original site.
A fetter for the foot.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ped"i*cle, n. Etym: [L. pediculus a little foot, dim. of pes foot: cf. F. pédicule. See edal, and cf. Pedicel.]
Definition: Same as Pedicel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.