The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SELVAGED
Etymology
Adjective
selvaged (not comparable)
Having a selvage.
Source: Wiktionary
Sel"vaged, Sel"vedged, a.
Definition: Having a selvage.
SELVAGE
Sel"vage, Sel"vedge, n. Etym: [Self + edge, i. e., its own proper edge; cf. OD. selfegge.]
1. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling.
2. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes. Knight.
3. (Mining.)
Definition: A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See Gouge, n., 4. Raymond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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