The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PERUKES
Noun
perukes
plural of peruke
Source: Wiktionary
PERUKE
Per"uke, n. Etym: [F. perruque, It. perrucca, parrucca, fr. L. pilus hair. Cf. Periwig, Wig, Peel to strip off, Plush, Pile a hair.]
Definition: A wig; a periwig.
Per"uke, v. t.
Definition: To dress with a peruke. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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