The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNSTARCH
Etymology
Verb
unstarch (third-person singular simple present unstarches, present participle unstarching, simple past and past participle unstarched)
(transitive) To free from starch; to make limp or pliable.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*starch", v. t. Etym: [Pref. un- + starch.]
Definition: To free from starch; to make limp or pliable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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