The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
STEINKIRK
Etymology
So called from the battle of Steinkirk, in 1692, on which occasion the French nobles had no time to arrange their lace neckcloths.
Noun
steinkirk (plural steinkirks)
A kind of neckcloth worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.
Source: Wiktionary
Steen"kirk`, Stein"kirk`, n. Etym: [So called from the battle of Steinkirk, in 1692, on which occasion the French nobles had no time to arrange their lace neckcloths.]
Definition: A kind of neckcloth worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.
Stein"kirk`, n.
Definition: Same as Steenkirk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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