The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TORNARIA
Tor*na"ri*a, n.; pl. Tornariæ . Etym: [NL., fr. L. tornare to turn.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The peculiar free swimming larva of Balanoglossus. See Illust. in Append.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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