The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SESQUIALTER
Adjective
sesquialter (not comparable)
Alternative form of sesquialteral
Source: Wiktionary
Ses`qui*al"ter, a.
Definition: Sesquialteral.
Ses`qui*al"ter, Ses`qui*al"ter*a, n. Etym: [NL. sesquialtera.] (Mus.)
Definition: A stop on the organ, containing several ranks of pipes which reënforce some of the high harmonics of the ground tone, and make the sound more brilliant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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