The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
pyrotechnics, pyrotechny
(noun) the craft of making fireworks
pyrotechnics
(noun) (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pyrotechnics (uncountable)
The art and technology of fireworks and related military applications.
A display of fireworks.
(figuratively) An impressive display.
• (display of fireworks): fireworks
• phenocrystic
Source: Wiktionary
Pyr`o*tech"nics, n.
Definition: The art of making fireworks; the manufacture and use of fireworks; pyrotechny.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 October 2024
(adjective) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; “a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.