The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SUSPIRED
Verb
suspired
simple past tense and past participle of suspire
Adjective
suspired (comparative more suspired, superlative most suspired)
(obsolete) Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted.
Anagrams
• dispurse, prusside
Source: Wiktionary
Sus*pired", a.
Definition: Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
SUSPIRE
Sus*pire", v. i. Etym: [L. suspirare to breathe out, to sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF. souspirer.]
Definition: To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. Shak. Fireflies that suspire In short, soft lapses of transported flame. Mrs. Browning.
Sus*pire", n. Etym: [Cf. L. suspirium.]
Definition: A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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