The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
VERMICELLI
vermicelli
(noun) pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vermicelli (usually uncountable, plural vermicellis)
Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.
Any type of long, thin noodles, as in rice vermicelli.
(UK) Chocolate sprinkles.
Source: Wiktionary
Ver`mi*cel"li, n. Etym: [It., pl. of vermicello, literally, a little worm, dim. of verme a worm, L. vermis. See Worm, and cf. Vermicule, Vermeil.]
Definition: The flour of a hard and small-grained wheat made into dough, and forced through small cylinders or pipes till it takes a slender, wormlike form, whence the Italian name. When the paste is made in larger tubes, it is called macaroni.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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