The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PERPETUALS
PERPETUAL
Per*pet"u*al, a. Etym: [OE. perpetuel, F. perpétuel, fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout, continuous, fr. perpes, -etis, lasting throughout.]
Definition: Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous. Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. Shak. Perpetual feast of nectared sweets. Milton. Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle.
– Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that it may be adjusted for any month or year.
– Perpetual curacy (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed. Blackstone.
– Perpetual motion. See under Motion.
– Perpetual screw. See Endless screw, under Screw.
Syn.
– Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant; constant; eternal. See Constant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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