The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PETRIFIC
Etymology
Adjective
petrific (comparative more petrific, superlative most petrific)
(now, rare) Petrifying, turning into stone; petrifactive. [from 17th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*trif"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. pétrifique.]
Definition: Petrifying; petrifactive. Death with his mace petrific, cold and dry. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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