The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SUNSCREEN
sunscreen, sunblock, sun blocker
(noun) a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sunscreen (countable and uncountable, plural sunscreens)
A cream, to be spread on the skin, containing organic compounds that absorb, and/or titanium dioxide that reflects the sun’s ultraviolet radiation.
Hyponyms
• sunblock
Anagrams
• unscreens
Source: Wiktionary
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