The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VANDYKED
Verb
vandyked
simple past tense and past participle of vandyke
Source: Wiktionary
VANDYKE
Van*dyke", a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by Vandyke. "His Vandyke dress." Macaulay. [Written also Vandyck.] Vandyke brown (Paint.), a pigment of a deep semitranssparent brown color, supposed to be the color used by Vandyke in his pictures.
– Vandyke collar or cape, a broad collar or cape of linen and lace with a deep pointed or scalloped edge, worn lying on the shoulders; - - so called from its appearance in pictures by Vandyke.
– Vandyke edge, an edge having ornamental triangular points.
Van*dyke", n.
Definition: A picture by Vandyke. Also, a Vandyke collar, or a Vandyke edge. [Written also Vandyck.]
Van*dyke", v. t.
Definition: fit or furnish with a Vandyke; to form with points or scallops like a Vandyke. [R.] [Written also Vandyck.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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