The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SILVERN
silver, silvern, silvery
(adjective) having the white lustrous sheen of silver; “a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap”; “repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen”
silvern, silvery
(adjective) resembling or reminiscent of silver; “a soft silvern voice”; “singing in her silvery tones”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
silvern (not comparable)
(literary) Made of silver; or resembling or characteristic of silver; silvery.
Source: Wiktionary
Sil"vern, a. Etym: [AS. seolfern, sylfren.]
Definition: Made of silver. [Archaic.] Wyclif (Acts xix. 24). Speech is silvern; silence is golden. Old Proverb.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPIRITEDLY
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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