The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
STRINGCOURSE
Etymology
Noun
stringcourse (plural stringcourses)
(architecture) A thin projecting course of brickwork or stone that runs horizontally around a building, typically to emphasize the junction between floors.
Source: Wiktionary
String"course`, n. (Arch.)
Definition: A horizontal band in a building, forming a part of the design, whether molded, projecting, or carved, or in any way distinguished from the rest of the work.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEMLOCK
(noun) poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; “Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock”
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