The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PYRITIZE
Etymology
Verb
pyritize (third-person singular simple present pyritizes, present participle pyritizing, simple past and past participle pyritized)
(transitive) To convert something into pyrites.
Source: Wiktionary
Pyr"i*tize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. pyritiser.]
Definition: To convert into pyrites.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRUNCATION
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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