The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SEVERY
Noun
severy (plural severies)
A baldacchin.
(architecture) A compartment of a vaulted ceiling.
Synonyms
• civery
Source: Wiktionary
Sev"er*y, n. Etym: [Prob. corrupted fr. ciborium. Oxf. Gloss.] (Arch.)
Definition: A bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling. [Written also civery.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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