The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
QUINTROON
Etymology
Noun
quintroon (plural quintroons)
(dated) The offspring of an octoroon (1/8 black) and a white person: 1/16 black
(dated) The offspring of a mustiphini (1/16 black) and a white person: 1/32 black
Coordinate terms
• (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto
Source: Wiktionary
Quin*troon", n. [Sp. quinteron the off-spring of a quadroon and a white.] (Ethnol.)
Definition: The off-spring of an octoroon and a white person.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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