The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PLATERESQUE
Etymology
Adjective
plateresque (comparative more plateresque, superlative most plateresque)
Pertaining to an ornate style of architecture of 16th-century Spain suggestive of silver plate.
Adjective
Plateresque (comparative more Plateresque, superlative most Plateresque)
Alternative form of plateresque
Source: Wiktionary
Plat`er*esque", a. Etym: [Sp. resco, from plata silver.] (Arch.)
Definition: Resembling silver plate; -- said of certain architectural ornaments.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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