The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SLICKENED
Verb
slickened
simple past tense and past participle of slicken
Source: Wiktionary
SLICKEN
Slick"en, a.
Definition: Sleek; smooth. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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