The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNNOBLE
Etymology
Adjective
unnoble (comparative more unnoble, superlative most unnoble)
(dated, chiefly pre 1900) Not of noble rank.
Not noble; ignoble; base.
(metallurgy) Of a metal, being at the lower end of the electrochemical series, i.e. oxidising readily.
Synonyms
• (metallurgy): base, see base metal
Verb
unnoble (third-person singular simple present unnobles, present participle unnobling, simple past and past participle unnobled)
(transitive) To make (someone or something) no longer noble
Anagrams
• nonblue
Source: Wiktionary
Un*no"ble, a.
Definition: Ignoble. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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