The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
RETRAITS
Noun
retraits
plural of retrait
Anagrams
• attirers, straiter, tarriest
Source: Wiktionary
RETRAIT
Re*trait", n. Etym: [It. ritratto, fr. ritrarre to draw back, draw, fr. L. retrahere. See Retract.]
Definition: A portrait; a likeness. [Obs.] Whose fair retrait I in my shield do bear. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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