The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
POLYPIDOM
Noun
polypidom (plural polypidoms)
(obsolete) polyparium
Source: Wiktionary
Po*lyp"i*dom, n. Etym: [Polypus + L. domus house.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A coral, or corallum; also, one of the coral-like structure made by bryozoans and hydroids.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ELOQUENCE
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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