The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
RESECTED
Verb
resected
simple past tense and past participle of resect
Anagrams
• decreest, decreets, secreted
Source: Wiktionary
RESECT
Re*sect" (r-skt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Resected;p. pr. & vb. n. Resecting.] Etym: [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut.]
Definition: To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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