The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SPOTLESS
immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and-span, spic, spick, spotless
(adjective) completely neat and clean; “the apartment was immaculate”; “in her immaculate white uniform”; “a spick-and-span kitchen”; “their spic red-visored caps”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
spotless (comparative more spotless, superlative most spotless)
Exceptionally clean.
Impeccable and free from blemish.
(zoology) Lacking spots; unspotted.
Synonyms
• immaculate
• unsullied
• spick-and-span
Anagrams
• postless, stopless
Source: Wiktionary
Spot"less, a.
Definition: Without a spot; especially, free from reproach or impurity; pure; untained; innocent; as, a spotless mind; spotless behavior. A spotless virgin, and a faultless wife. Waller.
Syn.
– Blameless; unspotted; unblemished; pure; immaculate; irreproachable. See Blameless.
– Spot"less*ly, adv.
– Spot"less*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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