The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PHYLLOSILICATE
Etymology
Noun
phyllosilicate (usually uncountable, plural phyllosilicates)
(mineral) Any silicate mineral having a crystal structure of parallel sheets of silicate tetrahedra
Synonym: sheet silicate
Hypernyms
• silicate
Source: Wiktionary
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GUILLOTINE
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
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