The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PHANTASMAL
apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual
(adjective) resembling or characteristic of a phantom; “a ghostly face at the window”; “a phantasmal presence in the room”; “spectral emanations”; “spiritual tappings at a seance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
phantasmal (comparative more phantasmal, superlative most phantasmal)
Of or pertaining to ghosts or phantoms.
Eerie or frightening.
Expresses qualities of or produced from fantasy.
Source: Wiktionary
Phan*tas"mal, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling, a phantasm; spectral; illusive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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