The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
terrine
(noun) a pate or fancy meatloaf baked in an earthenware casserole
Source: WordNet® 3.1
terrine (plural terrines)
A dish or pan, typically used for casseroles and made out of pottery.
A pâté baked in such a dish and served cold.
• Reinert, Terrien, reinter, rentier
Source: Wiktionary
Ter*rine", n. [F. See Tureen.]
1. A dish or pan, originally of earthenware, such as those in which various dishes are cooked and served; esp., an earthenware jar containing some table delicacy and sold with its contents.
2. (Cookery) A kind of ragout formerly cooked and served in the same dish; also, a dish consisting of several meats braised together and served in a terrine.
3. A soup tureen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.