The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
STRIATA
Noun
striata
plural of striatum
Source: Wiktionary
STRIATUM
Stri*a"tum, n. Etym: [NL.] (Anat.)
Definition: The corpus striatum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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