The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PLUTEI
Noun
plutei
plural of pluteus
Anagrams
• puteli
Source: Wiktionary
PLUTEUS
Plu"te*us, n.; pl. L. Plutei, E. Pluteuses. Etym: [L., a shed.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The free-swimming larva of sea urchins and ophiurans, having several long stiff processes inclosing calcareous rods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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