The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PULVEROUS
Etymology
Adjective
pulverous (comparative more pulverous, superlative most pulverous)
Resembling or consisting of dust or powder.
Source: Wiktionary
Pul"ver*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. L. pulvereus, from pulvis, pulveris, dust, powder.]
Definition: Consisting of dust or powder; like powder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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