The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SILKINESS
silkiness, sleekness
(noun) the smooth feel of silk fabric
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
silkiness (usually uncountable, plural silkinesses)
The property of being silky.
Anagrams
• Lesinskis
Source: Wiktionary
Silk"i*ness, n.
1. The quality or state of being silky or silken; softness and smoothness.
2. Fig.: Effeminacy; weakness. [R.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AWRY
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
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