The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
streamlined
(adjective) made efficient by stripping off nonessentials; “short streamlined meetings”; “a streamlined hiring process”
streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleek
(adjective) designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow; “a streamlined convertible”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
streamlined (comparative more streamlined, superlative most streamlined)
Designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid, especially by having sleek, graceful lines.
Synonym: air-smoothed
Having been made more simple and straight forward.
streamlined
simple past tense and past participle of streamline
• deliraments, derailments
Source: Wiktionary
Stream"line`, a.
Definition: Of or pert. to a stream line; designating a motion or flow that is free from turbulence, like that of a particle in a streamline; hence, designating a surface, body, etc., that is designed so as to afford an unbroken flow of a fluid about it, esp. when the resistance to flow is the least possible; as, a streamline body for an automobile or airship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 October 2024
(noun) mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.