The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SCAGLIOLA
Etymology
Noun
scagliola (usually uncountable, plural scagliolas)
Plasterwork imitating marble, granite, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Scagl*io"la, n. Etym: [It. scagliuola, dim. of scaglia. See Scaglia.]
Definition: An imitation of any veined and ornamental stone, as marble, formed by a substratum of finely ground gypsum mixed with glue, the surface of which, while soft, is variegated with splinters of marble, spar, granite, etc., and subsequently colored and polished.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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