The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNCROWN
Etymology
Verb
uncrown (third-person singular simple present uncrowns, present participle uncrowning, simple past and past participle uncrowned)
To deprive of the monarchy or other authority or status.
Synonyms: depose, dethrone, discrown, disenthrone, unking, unthrone
To remove a crown from (often figuratively).
Source: Wiktionary
Un*crown", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + crown.]
Definition: To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone. He hath done me wrong, And therefore I'll uncrown him ere't be long. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
28 December 2024
ACERVULUS
(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
Coffee Trivia
