The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VELIGERS
Noun
veligers
plural of veliger
Source: Wiktionary
VELIGER
Vel"i*ger, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. velum a veil + gerere bear.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any larval gastropod or bivalve mollusk in the state when it is furnished with one or two ciliated membranes for swimming.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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