The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UPCURL
Etymology
Verb
upcurl (third-person singular simple present upcurls, present participle upcurling, simple past and past participle upcurled)
(transitive, rare) To curl up
Anagrams
• curl up, curl-up
Source: Wiktionary
Up*curl", v. t.
Definition: To curl up. [R.] Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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