The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TINCTS
Noun
tincts
plural of tinct
Verb
tincts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tinct
Source: Wiktionary
TINCT
Tinct, a. Etym: [L. tinctus, p.p. of tingere to tinge. See Tinge.]
Definition: Tined; tinged. [Archaic] Spenser.
Tinct, n. Etym: [See Tint.]
Definition: Color; tinge; tincture; tint. [Archaic] "Blue of heaven's own tinct." Shak. All the devices blazoned on the shield, In their own tinct. Tennyson.
Tinct, v. t. Etym: [See Tinge.]
Definition: To color or stain; to imblue; to tint. [Archaic] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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