The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PILEATED
Adjective
pileated (not comparable)
(botany) Having a pileus
(zoology) Having a crest covering the pileum
Anagrams
• depilate, die plate, epilated, lepadite
Source: Wiktionary
Pi"le*ate, Pi"le*a`ted, a. Etym: [L. pileatus, fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.]
1. Having the form of a cap for the head.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head. Pileated woodpecker (Zoöl.), a large American woodpecker (Ceophloeus pileatus). It is black, with a bright red pointed crest. Called also logcock, and woodcock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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