The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
rochets
plural of rochet
• Troches, hectors, orchets, rotches, scoreth, tochers, torches, troches
Source: Wiktionary
Roch"et, n. Etym: [F., dim. fr. OHG. rocch coat, G. rock.]
1. (Eccl.)
Definition: A linen garment resembling the surplise, but with narrower sleeves, also without sleeves, worn by bishops, and by some other ecclesiastical dignitaries, in certain religious ceremonies. They see no difference between an idler with a hat and national cockade, and an idler in a cowl or in a rochet. Burke.
2. A frock or outer garment worn in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
Roch"et, n. Etym: [Probably corrupted fr. F. rouget the red gurnet, from rouge red. CF. Rouge.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The red gurnard, or gurnet. See Gurnard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.