The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PTEROBRANCHIA
Pter`o*bran"chi*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of marine Bryozoa, having a bilobed lophophore and an axial cord. The genus Rhabdopleura is the type. Called also Podostomata. See Rhabdopleura.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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