The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REPAINT
repaint
(verb) paint again; “He repainted the wall after the child smeared it with tomato sauce”
repaint
(verb) paint again; “He repainted the same scenery many times during his life”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
repaint (third-person singular simple present repaints, present participle repainting, simple past and past participle repainted)
To paint anew or again, especially if recently painted.
(computing) To draw or render again on the display.
Noun
repaint (plural repaints)
The act or process of painting something again, especially if recently painted.
(computing) The act of drawing or rendering again on the display.
Anagrams
• Painter, Parenti, apterin, painter, pertain, pine tar, terapin
Source: Wiktionary
Re*paint" (r-pnt"), v. t.
Definition: To paint anew or again; as, to repaint a house; to repaint the ground of a picture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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