The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PROOETIC
Pro*ö"tic, a. Etym: [Pref. pro- + Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: In front of the auditory capsule; -- applied especially to a bone, or center of ossification, in the periotic capsule.
– n.
Definition: A proötic bone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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