The expression ācoffee breakā was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TAPET
Etymology
Noun
tapet (plural tapets)
(obsolete) A decorative wall-hanging; a hanging cloth or piece of tapestry.
Anagrams
• patte, pattĆ©
Source: Wiktionary
Tap"et, n. Etym: [L. tapete. See Tapestry.]
Definition: Worked or figured stuff; tapestry. [R.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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