The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REPRISED
Verb
reprised
simple past tense and past participle of reprise
Anagrams
• presider, respider, respired
Source: Wiktionary
REPRISE
Re*prise" (r-prz"), n. Etym: [F. reprise, fr. reprendre, repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See Reprehend.]
1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] Dryden.
2. pl. (Law)
Definition: Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities, and the like. [Written also reprizes.] Burrill.
3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
Re*prise", v. t. Etym: [Written also reprize.]
1. To take again; to retake. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. To recompense; to pay. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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