The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REDDENS
Verb
reddens
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of redden
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• Dresden
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REDDEN
Red"den (rd"d'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reddened (-d'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reddening.] Etym: [From Red, a.]
Definition: To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to.
Red"den, v. i.
Definition: To grow or become red; to blush. Appius reddens at each word you speak. Pope. He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek reddened than his obstinacy was at once subbued. Sir W. SCott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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