The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PYROSOMES
Noun
pyrosomes
plural of pyrosome
Source: Wiktionary
PYROSOME
Pyr"o*some, n. Etym: [Pyro- + -some body.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any compound ascidian of the genus Pyrosoma. The pyrosomes form large hollow cylinders, sometimes two or three feet long, which swim at the surface of the sea and are very phosphorescent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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