The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SILICIFEROUS
Etymology
Adjective
siliciferous (comparative more siliciferous, superlative most siliciferous)
yielding or bearing silica
Source: Wiktionary
Sil`i*cif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. silex, silicis, a flint + -ferous.]
Definition: Producing silica; united with silica.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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